Thanks. I'll give it a try. On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 10:48 PM, Alan Altmark <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Saturday, 02/21/2015 at 10:08 EST, Cameron Seay <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Is there a way I can label multiple dasd volumes at once? We are > labeling > > the volumes to match our guest names as we have a script that works this > > way. I am able to format multiple volumes using cpformat, but I do not > see > > a companion command to label. CPFMTXA doesn't seem to do multiple > volumes. > > This would save me a heck of a lot of typing. > > The trick here is to write a little EXEC that has a list of userids and > matching RDEV(s). Have the exec repeatedly invoke CPFMTXA. > > Let's say you have SOME FILE: > > 1125 CAMERON > 1126 ALAN > 1127 BRUCE > > > LITTLE EXEC: > /* */ > "PIPE < SOME FILE * | stem fmt." > > do i = 1 to fmt.0 > parse var fmt.i rdev userid . > "CP ATTACH" rdev "* 6666" > "EXEC CPFMTXA 666" userid "( LABEL" > if rc <> 0 then exit rc > "CP DETACH 6666" > end > > But when you format a volume, you also put a label on it, so you could do > it then instead. > > Alan Altmark > > Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant > Lab Services System z Delivery Practice > IBM Systems & Technology Group > ibm.com/systems/services/labservices > office: 607.429.3323 > mobile; 607.321.7556 > [email protected] > IBM Endicott > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > -- Cameron Seay, Ph.D. Department of Computer Systems Technology School of Technology NC A & T State University Greensboro, NC 336 334 7717 x2251 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
