Jr, I did the some tests and I didn't canceled anything on my MVS lpar. Was I lucky ? It is better to wait for Les answer. If it was a problem, couldn't the new ptf brought by z/VM530, that permits dfsmsrm to att multiuser, resolve this ?
Alain > Alain, > > Be careful! DFSMSRM QUERY LIB DEV requires an ATTACH/DETACH of the > device by the RMSMASTR virtual machine. > > I'm not sure if that will be disruptive to a z/OS LPAR that might be > using the tape drive (perhaps Les can confirm if this is an issue). > > JR (Steven) Imler > CA > Senior Software Engineer > Tel: +1 703 708 3479 > Fax: +1 703 708 3267 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Alain Benveniste > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 09:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: How to share tape drives > > You're right JR, I tested this, this morning and I can't get any info. > You also probably means there is no way to obtain the info I need... > > But that generates an other question : > > What Control Blocks dfsmsrm uses to send back the info we can see with > the cmd : > dfsmsrm q lib dev xxxx (assign > > > Alain > > > > Alain, > > > > The control block "hints" that Alan provided are only relevant when > > running z/OS under z/VM. The information does not apply when running > > z/OS in a separate LPAR from the z/VM system. > > > > JR (Steven) Imler > > CA > > Senior Software Engineer > > Tel: +1 703 708 3479 > > Fax: +1 703 708 3267 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > Behalf Of Alain Benveniste > > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 12:02 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: How to share tape drives > > > > Alan, > > > > I was looking that direction too. Since I a not a hard Control Block > > game= > > r > > it was bit empiric for me. I thougt to test the RDEVSID today with no > > conviction. > > > > Now that you help me this way I have something more concrete to look > at. > > > > This would work in both cases when we are working : > > - in LPAR mode (21 partitions) > > - in D/R when our 14 MVS are under VM > > > > Is this info was missing to JR and you ? > > > > Alain > > >
