I would try a DIRM RLDE first... that should rebuild the VCONTROL files... I'm 'pretty' sure it erases them all first --- but if not - then yes, you can erase them, though I would report it as a bug and leave one around to be able to recreate.
Scott Rohling On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:20 AM, <joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org> wrote: > You can erase them but you will have to take down DIRMAINT first > > *Joseph Di Pippo > Operating Systems Programmer III > FRIT Computing Services > z/OS, z/VM, Hardware Support > 1-201-531-3820* > > > > From: Karl Kingston <karlkings...@ongov.net> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 11:11 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Found them. So how do I get rid of them? > > > > > > From: joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 11:08 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Karl, > > The VCONTROL files can be found on the DIRMAINT 1DF minidisk. > > LINK * 1DF 1DF RR > ACCESS 1DF m > FILELIST * * m * > > Joseph Di Pippo > Operating Systems Programmer III > FRIT Computing Services > z/OS, z/VM, Hardware Support > 1-201-531-3820* > > > > From: Karl Kingston <karlkings...@ongov.net> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > VCONTROL file? where do I find this? > > > > > > From: joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 11:00 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Karl, > > You are saying that at not time in the past, these volumes were not > referenced in any of your user directory entries? What is the creation date > of the vcontrol file? * > > Joseph Di Pippo > Operating Systems Programmer III > FRIT Computing Services > z/OS, z/VM, Hardware Support > 1-201-531-3820* > > > > From: Karl Kingston <karlkings...@ongov.net> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 10:57 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Yes, the DIRMAP shows: > > VM1L0A 3390 0 1112 1113 Gap > > 0---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > VM1L06 3390 0 1112 1113 Gap > > 0---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > VM1L07 3390 0 1112 1113 Gap > > 0---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > VM1L08 3390 0 1112 1113 Gap > > 0---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > VM1L09 3390 0 1112 1113 Gap > > 0---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > But why are they there? They're not supposed to be there. > > > > > From: joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Karl, > > Did you run a DIRM DIRMAP? * > > > Joseph Di Pippo > Operating Systems Programmer III > FRIT Computing Services > z/OS, z/VM, Hardware Support > 1-201-531-3820* > > > > From: Karl Kingston <karlkings...@ongov.net> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 10:47 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Joe, > > Searched the directory but didn't find them. > > > > > > From: joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 10:44 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Karl, > > I believe that they are created in response to volume references found in > one or several of your directory entries. * > > > Joseph Di Pippo > Operating Systems Programmer III > FRIT Computing Services > z/OS, z/VM, Hardware Support > 1-201-531-3820* > > > > From: Karl Kingston <karlkings...@ongov.net> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 10:39 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Bill, > > They are not.. Only volumes I have in the SYSTEM CONFIG is the PAGING and > Spool volumes as well as SYSRES. > > > > > From: william JANULIN <wjanulin0...@yahoo.com> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 04/08/2011 10:34 AM > Subject: Re: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > Karl, > > Are they in your SYSTEM CONFIG file? > > Bill J. > > --- On *Fri, 4/8/11, Karl Kingston <karlkings...@ongov.net>* wrote: > > From: Karl Kingston <karlkings...@ongov.net> > Subject: DIRMAINT question regarding DASD > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: Friday, April 8, 2011, 10:28 AM > > Hi All. > > Just noticed something when we did a "DIRM FREEXT" to see what free extents > were and we got this on one of our systems: > > VOLUME DEVTYPE -------------- FREE EXTENTS ------- > $$$$$$ 3380 START= 1 AVAIL= 500 > $$$$$$ 3380 START= 503 AVAIL= 382 > VM1L0A 3390 START= 1 AVAIL= 1112 > VM1L06 3390 START= 1 AVAIL= 1112 > VM1L07 3390 START= 1 AVAIL= 1112 > VM1L08 3390 START= 1 AVAIL= 1112 > VM1L09 3390 START= 1 AVAIL= 1112 > VM2K01 3390-03 START= 1 AVAIL= 3338 > VM2K02 3390-03 START= 1 AVAIL= 3338 > VM2K03 3390-03 START= 1 AVAIL= 3338 > VM2L00 3390-09 START= 6734 AVAIL= 3283 > > > In the EXTENT CONTROL file, I have VM2xxx defined but I do not have VM1xxx > defined. Even checked the directory and there's no references to these > DASD. Why is DIRMAINT picking this up? And where is it getting its > information from? Would like to get them off of this list since they're > on our other VM system. > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
