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NC0000000 PE01 10208 23:51:26.99 HAWKINS 00000210 V 8000-807F,OFFLINE MR0000000 PE01 10208 23:51:27.82 HAWKINS 00000010 IEE457I 23.51.27 UNIT STATUS 716 LR 716 00000010 UNIT TYPE STATUS VOLSER VOLSTATE DR 716 00000010 8000 3390 F-NRD /RSDNT DR 716 00000010 8001 3390 F-NRD /RSDNT DR 716 00000010 8002 3390 F-NRD /RSDNT DR 716 00000010 8003 3390 F-NRD /RSDNT DR 716 00000010 8004 3390 F-NRD /RSDNT <SNIP> No S DEALLOC required on z/OS 1.11. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of > Brian Peterson > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:17 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] EMC Timefinder Snap and Dealloc > > On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:08:20 +0000, Bill Fairchild wrote: > > > This is why I think that a VARY command > should not simply add a command to a queue for "later processing" but should > rather process the command immediately and fully, or at least immediately > start the processing of it somehow (perhaps by ATTACHing a Master Scheduler > subtask which, when dispatched, might entail some enqueue delay). > > > >Bill Fairchild > > I believe IBM did just that with the VARY OFFLINE rewrite in z/OS 1.7. Can > anyone authoritatively either confirm or deny my assertion that START > DEALLOC is no longer needed? > > Brian > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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