Dirmaint can be told to use DFSMS to format and/or copy disks; this used to be an option. At a former installation, we kept a 1 cylinder formatted disk and had DFSMS, via DIRMAINT, copy it to any newly created mdisk as the means of formatting. At that time, it was much faster than using the FORMAT command.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of James G. Stracka > Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 5:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: z/Linux actual costs > > > All this without DASD! > > Also stated was: > > 7. IBM tells you for z/VM's DFSMS/VM you need ISPF/VM for $25K (was > ($50K) and it is not true for cheaper DIRMAINT ($1K S&S) provides same > functions. > > We are heavy users of DFSMS/VM and do not use DIRMAINT. Just what > functions of DFSMS/VM does IBM say DIRMAINT does? I think I am having > a problem comprehending that statement. > > If one is using the RMS function of DFSMS/VM and not SMS, would you > also need some sort of tape manager too? > > Jim > -------------------------------------------------------- > > If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the > sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, > copy, retain > or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms > relating to > this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ > -------------------------------------------------------- >
