> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Miller > Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:01 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Curiousity: format of an unused page dataset? > > > John, > > Take a look at APAR OW55297 on IBMLINK. It has a high-level > description of > what you're > seeing on the Page Datasets. It also has references to other manuals. >
Glenn, Thanks for the pointer. The explanation is fairly high level, with no implementation details. However, it appears that in the past (pre-z/OS 1.3), the page data sets were simply initialized by filling them with 4K blocks containing all binary zeros (or perhaps even random data?). If this is so, then it would be relatively simple to initialize a page dataset that had somehow gotten defined, but not initialized properly. Muchas gracias! -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
