The VARY command updates the active configuration in the SMS address space, not the SCDS dataset. By issuing the SETSMS after the VARY, you restored everything back the way it was, in effect undoing the vary.
Either 1 - update an SCDS and then activate it or 2 - update the active configuration with VARY commands and then perform SETSMS SAVESCDS(dsn) to save the updated configuration in an SCDS. :>: -----Original Message----- :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On :>: Behalf Of af dc :>: Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 6:23 AM :>: To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu :>: Subject: DFSMS SG POOL Enablement :>: :>: Hello, :>: I've a SG in the following status: :>: :>: SCDS Name . . . . : PROD.SMS.SCDS :>: Storage Group Name : SGDR :>: Storage Group Type : POOL :>: To ALTER Storage Group System/ :>: Sys Group Status, Specify: :>: :>: System/Sys SMS SG System/Sys SMS SG :>: Group Name Status Group Name Status :>: ---------- ------ ---------- ------ :>: *PARTPLEX ===> DISNEW PA1 ===> DISNEW :>: PA2 ===> DISNEW PB1 ===> DISNEW :>: :>: doing D SMS,SG(SGDR), I get: :>: RESPONSE=PA1 :>: IGD002I 14:16:00 DISPLAY SMS 625 :>: :>: STORGRP TYPE SYSTEM= 1 2 3 4 :>: SGDR POOL D D D D :>: :>: I want to ENABLE this SG onl all systems and I tried: :>: V SMS,STORGRP(SGDR,ALL),ENABLE :>: IGD010I STORAGE GROUP (SGDR,ALL ) STATUS IS NOW ENABLED :>: :>: then: :>: SETSMS SCDS(PROD.SMS.SCDS) :>: IGD008I NEW CONFIGURATION ACTIVATED FROM SCDS PROD.SMS.SCDS :>: :>: but after doing: :>: D SMS,SG(SGDR), I get: :>: RESPONSE=PA1 :>: IGD002I 14:16:00 DISPLAY SMS 625 :>: :>: STORGRP TYPE SYSTEM= 1 2 3 4 :>: SGDR POOL D D D D ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN