Ted,

Your free to have your own opinion, but if your storage admin required 
demonstrable benefit of dedicated page volumes or you lose them, what would you 
show him? What problems are you avoiding and how is it cleaner for her/him?

Ron

> 
> I disagree.
> I still think that page volumes (regardless of size) should be
> dedicated, except the PLPA/CSA 'trick'.
> It's cleaner and less inviting of problems.
> Also, DASD is cheap enough, these days.
> 
> Yes, SUSPEND/RESUME is no longer in use, on supported releases of z/OS.
> 
> Mind you, I think paging is going the way of the Dodo, just like swap
> has.
> Look at DB2 V8's requirements.
> 
> -
> Too busy driving to stop for gas!
> 
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