But some other o/s's or tools don't like x'40's in them. So don't use less than 6. Can't remember if it was z/OS or some component of GDPS, but play it safe and use six. marcy
________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBMVM] Dasd Volser standards documented >From ICKDSF VOLID(serial) Writes the volume serial number in the volume or minidisk label. For serial, substitute 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters for the volume serial number. If fewer than six characters are specified, the serial is left-justified, and the remainder of the field is padded with blanks (X'40'). On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Philip Tully <[email protected]> wrote: I appreciate the responses, but the specifics are I am looking for are what should not be used. I think we all have enough experience to know we should use and '*' in the volser, but are these kind of restrictions documented?
