>The operator would "VARY xxx,OFFLINE" then "S X" to "kick in" deallocation. >This goes back to at least MVS SP (which was the first MVS I worked on).
I worked on the last MVS 3.8 (before qualifiers such as SE, SP, XA, ESA, etc), before SE1 came along. It was SOP, then. - I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! Kimota! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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