Ted, For number 1, do logical backups and exclude the page datasets.
For number 2, on current z/OS releases I believe this is in the MVS myth category. It's only a potential problem if you go back to early OS390 releases, or you do not use PAV. How would you verify that the problem exists. For number 3, no comment. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 9:43 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] 3 Page Datasets on one Volume > > >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? > > 1. Don't have to back anything up. > 2. You don't have the potential problem of a burst of activity to the > 'medium activity' files. > 3. Because (8-{>} > > - > Too busy driving to stop for gas! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
