How about issuing only one START command after all the 1000's of VARY commands have been issued? Sounds like a no-brainer to me. But their software would only know to do this if your SNAP function includes all the 1000's of volumes in a list.
Bill Fairchild Rocket Software -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 6:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: EMC Timefinder Snap and Dealloc EMC decided that when the SNAP function occurs on a volume, they would issue the S DEALLOC proc (Yes IEFBR14) to get IOS to vary the volume offline sooner. I am not sure if that is a good thing. It is issued for each vary offline command they create. But if I had 1000's of volumes I am snapping, I am not sure. Each one takes up a stc num and clutters up my spool for one thing. So I thought I would ask, is this the best way to get vary offline to hurry up? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
