Hi Steve,

To get the answers from ISMF:

Become system admin:
0  ISMF Profile
0  User Mode Selection
User Mode  . . 2

then back to main menu.
2  Volume
1  DASD

Select Source to Generate Volume List  . . 2  (1 - Saved list, 2 - New list)
Specify Source of the New List  . . 1  (1 - Physical, 2 - SMS)
and the one that gets what you need:
Type of Volume List . . . 3          (1-Online,2-Not Online,3-Either)

if you want a shorter list then select first chars of Volser:
Volume Serial Number  . . CIC*       (fully or partially specified)

and you can enter these, but you won't get some of the info:
Acquire Physical Data . . Y          (Y or N)
Acquire Space Data  . . . Y          (Y or N)

Thank you,
Mark Charles

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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of 
Steve Estle <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2026 12:20
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Identifying Duplicate Volsers In Environment

All,

I have (inherited) a ZOS environment with many duplicate volsers spread across 
two LPAR's: Prod & Test.  Right now Test LPAR is down and we are needing to 
restart / ReIPL the Test LPAR but getting many duplicate volsers during IPL 
process.  I'm looking for tool / utility that I can use / run from Production 
LPAR that will list out all duplicate volsers and related unit addresses within 
the defined DASD environment - of course this means the utility needs to 
interrogate all configured DASD volumes whether online or not.

Anything out there? - I tried ISMF and don't see a way to do thru the ISPF 
interface but possibly a trick or two with ISMF I'm not aware of?

Anyways open to any / all ideas - have to believe there is a way.  Possibly CBT?

Thanks as always.

Steve Estle
CDW

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