One other item from Managing Catalogs:
Use VUNALLOCATE to unallocate all VVDSs. This might be necessary to allow the VARY command to vary a volume offline. VVDSs remain unallocated until you issue MODIFY CATALOG,NOVUNALLOCATE Larry Crilley Dino-Software, LLC http://www.dino-software.com/ 412-734-2853. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Knutson, Sam Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Can't vary offline I think you will have to zap the UCB to get it varied offline. If I remember correctly volumes on which a link list data set is present at IPL have an "early" open done against them but never a close. Mind you I don't advocate you do this just a memory that I did something similar on one of my development systems with TMONMVS. Peter can provide a more detailed explanation I expect. The safe and sane way to free up that volume is to IPL when it is convenient. Ask yourself what is the consequence to you and to the business if you don't get it offline today but three weeks from now? Is it worth taking a risk even a small one (say for arguments sake that what I suggest would work but you make a mistake and zap the wrong piece of common storage and the system falls down). Patience is an virtue when it comes to availability. There are old systems programmers and bold systems programmers but very few old, bold systems programmers:-) Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO Performance and Availability Management mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (office) 301.986.3574 Some people hope to achieve immortality through their works or their children. I would prefer to achieve it by not dying. - Woody Allen -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Henry Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Can't vary offline I'm trying to vary a dasd device offline. It originally had ucat on it but I moved (merged) and disconnected it. It has nothing on it any more but SYS1.VVDS & SYS1.VTOCIX (as well as USERCAT & USERCAT.INDEX space). There were also lnklst libs on it but I rebuilt lnklst, APF and LLA, etc. Now I'm trying to vary offline but get "vary offline pending". A "d u,,alloc" of the device shows *MASTER* still has it allocated. Why would *MASTER* still have it? How can I unalloc it? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ Bob Henry * Mgr., Rochester IT * SunGard * SCT Higher Education * 3000 Ridge Rd. E., Rochester, NY 14622 Tel 585-339-2366 * Mobile 585-330-5240 * Fax 610-578-3014 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sungardsct.com <> ==================== This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
