Sridhar, >I am trying to allocate dataset with 6672 cylinders of space across two >volumes as a primary extent. I am told that the allocation should look >as shown below...
>//DD1 DD DSN=TEST.DATASET, >// DISP=(,KEEP), >// SPACE=(CYL,(3336,20)), >// VOL=SER=(VOlUME1,VOLUME2) >I tried above allocation but I am getting just 3336 cylinders as initial >allocation. What could be wrong here? Should the volumes be non-SMS? If >they are SMS does it need some SMS rule to allocate primary space >specified across each of the volumes?! Please help. You need to use a storclas with guaranteed space = yes to get the primary allocation amount to be allocated on each volume. The way your jcl is structured, you will only allocate the primary on the first volume. You will only allocate space on the second volume after you fill the primary space and start allocating *ONLY* 20 cylinders at a time on the second volume. If you do not want to use a storclas with guaranteed space = yes, you can allocate across both volumes by using SPACE=(CYL,(3336,3336)) and write enough data to the dataset to cause it to fill the primary space. Regards, John NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic mail transmission is intended by Convergys Corporation for the use of the named individual or entity to which it is directed and may contain information that is privileged or otherwise confidential. If you have received this electronic mail transmission in error, please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply email or by telephone (collect), so that the sender's address records can be corrected. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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