Hi Lizette, I think EMC gives us a choice with this parameter:
AUTOMATIC_DEALLOC|AUTO_DEAlloc(YES|NO) The AUTOMATIC_DEALLOC parameter allows or disallows automatic issuance of an S DEALLOC command to z/OS when a device VARY ONLINE or VARY OFFLINE appears to be hung. z/OS sometimes requires a job to go through allocation to handle these situations. Possible values are: YES Allow TimeFinder to automatically issue an S DEALLOC. NO Prevent TimeFinder from automatically issuing an S DEALLOC. Comments - The AUTOMATIC_DEALLOC parameter has a matching site option, &AUTODEAL. Table 13 on page 331 lists the site options. - The AUTOMATIC_DEALLOC parameter only applies to locally addressable volumes. AUTOMATIC_DEALLOC is ignored if you specify it on actions with the SYMDV#, LOCAL or REMOTE parameters. Default value YES Example AUTO_DEAL(NO) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
