And you don't have to take DIRMAINT down to erase files-- you can issue DIRM CMS ERASE xxx VCONTROL E (don't have a system handy - I think 1DF is accessed as E -- otherwise do a DIRM CMS Q DISK or DIRM CMS LISTFILE * VCONTROL * to figure it out)
Scott Rohling On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
