Are you 100% certain that nothing is actually USING those DASD? I would, at a minimum, for each DASD enter: Q SYSTEM rdev <-- Will show if any MDISKs are in use on that volume CP Q ALLOC volser <--- Will show any CP areas in use on that volume
And then remove those volsers from SYSTEM CONFIG before going any further. If it is truly not in use, then you can define a full-pack MDISK on it, perhaps assigned to MAINT or $FORMAT$, or some other ID, something like: MDISK F00 3390 0000 END volser R Then from an ID authorized to LINK R/W to than DASD, enter: CP LINK that_id F00 F00 W and run ICKDSF to your heart's content. Lather, rinse and repeat. A write-link should be sufficient, but this whole process is loading a gun and aiming it at your foot when trying to format CP_Owned spaces. If you guess wrong, and does actually have valid live data on it (PAGE, SPOOL, DRCT, WARM, CKPT, TDISK, etc.) or an in-use MDISK, then all bets are off and your up-to-date resume should already be stored off-site. :-) Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "P L Lovely" <[email protected]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> 05/26/2010 12:39 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject DSF question When Decommissioning with ICKDSF for ?owned? DASD 0cuu CP OWNED , 540SPL, 540RES. If attaching to Maint, example: HCPATR122E DASD 0ccu already attached to SYSTEM What are the step that?s best to get ?access? to perform init, erasedata, purge? TIA The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
