Shane and David, Exactly , let SMS do its job and/or augment with rexx.
Scott On Sunday, October 11, 2015, Gibney, David Allen,Jr <gib...@wsu.edu> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > <javascript:;>] > > On Behalf Of Shane Ginnane > > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:02 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU <javascript:;> > > Subject: Re: File Placement Utility > > > > On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 07:30:26 +0000, Gibney, David wrote: > > > > >I still maintain that ADRDSSU will "just do it" > > > > Dave, why do you presume the OP has already existing datasets to copy ?. > > If this is just allocating new datasets, sort the files by size, or > whatever, and > > knock up some rexx to generate the JCL. Quicker than waiting for the > list to > > to suggest it. > > Valid point and solution if they don't exist yet. Allocate larger first, > round robin among target disks. > > > > Personally I would let the storage subsystem(s) handle it - that's what > you > > pay the vendors boatloads of money for. Give Ron and his ilk something to > > do. > > Fiddling around trying to balance access across mod-3s is just so 90's. > > > > Shane ... > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to > > lists...@listserv.ua.edu <javascript:;> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu <javascript:;> with the message: > INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
