Actually, it is the sum of all blocks specified in DEFINEs that have been allowed that cannot exceed SYSLIM. USERLIM is not part of that equation. It merely limits a single user's allocation. As a rule, most of our users do not grab anywhere near the USERLIM.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Post > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: V-disk > > >>> On 8/4/2010 at 02:18 PM, "Schuh, Richard" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I noticed this morning that there seems to be a major discrepancy > > between the number of blocks allocated in the responses to > Q VDISK and Q VDISK SYSLIM. > > The total of the number of blocks in the former is about 30% of the > > number being reported as in use in the latter. What gives? Is the > > number reported for he individual users in Q VDISK the number > > actually in use and the number in Q VDISK SYSLIM the total > of the limits for all users? > > Yes, with the caveat that while the sum of all USERLIM can > exceed the single SYSLIM value, actual usage may not. > > > Mark Post >
