Ted, Did you miss the word "scheduled." Your having a different conversation.
Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of > Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:15 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Defrag > > >I agree wholeheartedly! > > I don't. It's a tool. Use it when necessary. > > >Out of the 78TB I have, I have only one volume that ever needs to be > defragged (every couple months). > > You're fortunate. > Not all of us have the luxury. > Don't get me wrong. > Defrag, as evil as it may be, is still a valid tool. > Don't do unnatural acts just to avoid it. > > And, ad nauseum, as I said before, don't just defrag for its own sake. > That's what the fragmentation index is for. > > Again, think of it as an insurance policy. > > - > Too busy driving to stop for gas! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
