Try: http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/ibmvm.html
but you need to set yourself up with a listserv userid and password. I'm having problems right now trying to do that. John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-691-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 11:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Multi Page/Spool Directory Defs What is the best way to access the "threads" here? Sorry to ask such a basic question. Brian Nielsen <[email protected]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> 10/05/2010 12:45 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Multi Page/Spool Directory Defs As others have mentioned, they are placeholders to prevent directory managment software from allocating minidisks on them. What I also noticed was that your PAGE space is a mix of DASD sizes. Check out the recent thread discussing the pitfalls of doing so. You might want to fix that on your 1st level system. Brian Nielsen On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:52:50 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC <[email protected]> wrote: >My Level 1l PAGE and SPOOL disks have only the first volume defined in t he >Directory. > >* >USER $PAGE$ NOLOG > MDISK A03 3390 000 END 540PAG R >* >USER $SPOOL$ NOLOG > MDISK B01 3390 000 END 540SPL R >* > >Yet, Q ALLOC PAGE and SPOOL recognize a second volume for each: > >q alloc page > EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH % >VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE USED >------ ---- ---------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ---- >540PAG 10BA 1 3338 600840 198644 395999 33% >540PG2 12CD 1 10016 1761K 184565 364318 10% > ------ ------ ---- >SUMMARY 2347K 383209 15% >USABLE 2347K 383209 15% >Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:49:47 >q alloc spool > EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH % >VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE USED >------ ---- ---------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ---- >540SPL 106C 1 3338 600840 506931 600840 84% >540SP2 101B 1 3338 600840 597514 600840 99% > ------ ------ ---- >SUMMARY 1174K 1079K 91% >USABLE 1174K 1079K 91% >Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:49:56 > >Is this how is should be? >
