The below shows the volume is not allocated and a vary offline command should succeed.
<snip> DEvice 376B is my primary RES volume which I wanted to bring is offline and then copy content from Alt RES volume which I am using for my system IEE457I 07.59.43 UNIT STATUS 635 UNIT TYPE STATUS VOLSER VOLSTATE 376B 3390 O ZS21P1 PRIV/RSDNT <remainder deleted> </snip> This email � including attachments � may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy, distribute or act on it. Instead, notify the sender immediately and delete the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN