Some extra word of caution: if you'd format the active spool volumes, you will also loos all VM's saved segments, like CMS, CMSPIPES etc, all of them will need to be recreated or restored from an SPXTAPE backup.
2009/4/7 Kris Buelens <[email protected]>: > You can format -new- spool space while VM is running. > Anyhow: if you IPL VM with any startup you can, VM will have > initialized its spool before you can do something. > > But, you should have a look on MAINT CF1, search for ICKSADSF MODULE. > If you find it, you have the standalone ICKDSF version, that you can > start instead of VM: > - IPL with as loadparm SYSG or an address of a 3270 (like an ICC > console). This will start SAPL in prompt mode. > - in SAPL press PF9 (Filelist) and select ICKDSF > - enter the ICKDSF statements to format whatever you want. > When done, reipl the "normal way" > > 2009/4/7 Martin, Terry R. (LOCKHEED MARTIN Performance > Engineering/CTR) (CTR) <[email protected]>: >> Hi >> >> >> >> I am building a new test system and I want the first IPL to format the spool >> volume. Currently VM is set up to IPL automatically WARM. Where/how do I >> change it to prompt for a Startup parameter at IPL time so that I can >> specify the formatting of the spool volume? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thank You, >> >> >> >> Terry Martin >> >> Lockheed Martin - Information Technology >> >> z/OS & z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning >> >> Cell - 443 632-4191 >> >> Work - 410 786-0386 >> >> [email protected] >> >> > > > > -- > Kris Buelens, > IBM Belgium, VM customer support > -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
