You didn't say what release of z/OS you're on, or whether you have SMS active. 

This is our VATLSTxx member (one line):

VATDEF IPLUSE(PRIVATE),SYSUSE(PRIVATE)

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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt 
Eastwood
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 14:54
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: VATLST00

Hello,
 
I would like to pass a situation by everyone to get their opinon of an issue I 
am having. I have opened an issue with IBM but many heads are better than 1.
 
We are getting some new dasd and after the dasd is installed I am to run an 
ICKDSF REFORMAT with the REFVTOC parm against all the dasd, per the dasd 
manufacturer.
 
I tested this on a test machine against a few volumes and found that my MVSCAT 
volume is mounted as STORAGE and the ICKDSF does not like this, it wants it 
mounted PRIVATE. This is the only volume mounted as STORAGE. My VATLST00 is as 
follows:
 
VATDEF IPLUSE(PRIVATE),SYSUSE(PRIVATE)
MVSCAT,1,0,3390    ,Y                 
DLIB02,1,2,3390    ,Y                 
DLIB03,1,2,3390    ,Y                 
MVSDLB,1,2,3390    ,Y                 
MVSRES,1,2,3390    ,Y                 
TARG02,1,2,3390    ,Y                 
TARG03,1,2,3390    ,Y                 

I took over this system from someone else and do not know why this was set up 
to be mounted STORAGE. 
 
It looks like I could shut down the system, ipl a stand alone ICKDSF and run 
the REFORMAT but that seems like a last resort to me.
 
The system master catalog does reside on MVSCAT as do other data sets.
 
Is there a reason to have this mounted as STORAGE?
 
Are there system datasets that are required to be on a volume mounted STORAGE?
 
Can I change this MVSCAT to be mounted as PRIVATE and re-ipl without causing 
issues since it has been this way for a while?
 
Is there a requirement to have at least one volume mounted as STORAGE in 
VATLST00?
 
Thanks to everyone in advance for your help.
Kurt
 
 


      

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