Just to cover all the bases, you never said if you¹d started using TCPIPV,
or had any data on the minidisk. If not, then you can simply change the
MDISK statement, put the new CP directory online and go with it, no
problems.

If there is already data there, then you could allocate a new minidisk
starting at 8222, and use something like 1191 as the virtual address. Put
the directory online, then use DDR to copy the contents of 191 to 1191. Now
change the directory again to drop the MDISK 191 statement and change the
1191 address to 191. Put that directory online and then continue with what
you were doing.

Gaps on the disk can be annoying, especially if you¹re maintaining the
directory by hand. The DIRMAP command is your friend, and should be run
after any MDISK change to your directory, to help avoid overlaps, which are
generally fatal to somebody.

Investing in DIRMAINT can remove much of the aggravation of maintaining the
directory, as it keeps track of free spaces and allocatable space, among
other things. At that point, adding, moving and deleting minidisks become
single commands. DIRMAINT is also almost a necessity if you¹re running in a
CSE set of systems (Cross System Extensions).

Hope this helps....

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On 6/11/10 8:29 AM, "Lesseg, Jon" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Mike.  This is exactly what I needed.
>  
> Jon  
> 
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Michael MacIsaac
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 5:07 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: GAPS in DIRMAP
>  
> 
> John, 
> 
>> > ... 
>> > SYSCLONE    191    3390       08202       08221      00020
>> >                               8222        8821         600    GAP
>> > TCPIPV      191     3390      08822       08826       00005
>> > ... 
>> > So now I have a GAP. How do I get rid of it?
> 
> There are a couple of ways you could:
> 1) Create a new disk of 600 cylinders starting at cylinder 8222 - it could be
> on a new user ID or an existing one
> 2) Move the TCPIPV 191 disk "back" 600 cylinders by changing 8822 to 8222
> (sounds like a finger check!) - but this would require copying off any files
> you currently have on that disk, reformatting the disk at the new cylinders,
> then copying the files back to the new disk.
> 
>> > Do I have to get rid of it?
> No, you could also just leave the gap there and use the cylinders later (or
> never). 
> 
> Hope this helps. 
> 
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