I never delete more than one at a time. If I have multiple volumes to delete, I write a shell script to delete them one at time, using delete volume xxxx discarddata=y wait=yes. I've found this is the fastest way to delete multiple volumes even if the volumes are from different storage pools.
Ray Baughman National Machinery LLC > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Joe Howell > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: How many volumes can I delete at once? > > > I have to delete some volumes from a copy storage pool. I have > attempted to delete as many as four volumes at once (del vol xxxx > discarddata=yes) and had deadlock problems. How many volumes > should I expect to be able to process at once? TSM 5.1.5 on OS/390. > > > Joe Howell > Shelter Insurance Companies > Columbia, MO > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search >
