Thanks Kurt for the response. Yes, on the Catalog datasets. Thanks for the pointer, selecting indirect cataloging was the answer that the dialogs liked.
I will give you and the ZOSMF/Serverpac team Kudos, the new process is nice (not really new any longer), but works well. _______________________________ Dave Jousma Vice President | Director, Technology Engineering Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Kurt Quackenbush <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: ZOSMF software deployment zOS V3.2 CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL This message came from outside your organization. DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. Report Suspicious<https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/MwwqYLOC6b6whF7V!odOGdz8FgiBBHko57dkvV8cv8RWsR0K1Ytdxdxe1idMs_iHJehuFU5fIuJhRFSWN7Vpipkyl5dBnT1FTOBGZUMcOHn2gwy20dkeHI6KZVFXXNzlvnZPYj_5OlQuA72ZWP7EG0Fs_BHOB5g$> > The dialogs do not allow SYS1. to be uncatalogued. Are you saying that on the Catalogs page in the configuration wizard, the SYS1 prefix row contains "Yes (required)" for the "Catalog the data sets" column and would not allow you to select action "Do Not Catalog data sets"? If that is the case, then it means there is one or more data sets with that prefix that must be cataloged because of the data set type or its usage. For example, zFS, VSAM, SMS-managed, multi-volume, a data set containing a workflow definition file; these are all reasons why a data set must be cataloged. > ... I leave SYS1. as cataloged and get all kinds of errors saying that the > files are already cataloged….duh. It sounds like you want the data sets to be cataloged, but you want them indirectly cataloged. That is, you want the catalog entries to specify a variable for the volume that contains your SYS1 data sets, like "******" or "&SYSR1" or similar, so that you can use the same catalog to IPL the driving system as well as the new target system. Does that sound about right? If so, then you must tell z/OSMF that you want indirect cataloging for the data sets on that volume. You do this on the Volumes page in the Configuration wizard. Select the SYSRES volume and click Modify, then select "Indirect" for the Catalog method field. Then specify the variable you want to use for that volser. Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | [email protected] Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
