On Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:10:07 +0000, Pommier, Rex <rpomm...@sfgmembers.com> wrote:
>2. Once it is active, can I use an IDCAMS ALTER to change between the old >limit and an extended one? I am positive the >answer to this is "no, it can >only be done at GDG definition time" but am hoping. >3. Here's the scenario that has led me to this point. We just discovered we >have a tape based GDG defined with LIMIT(255) >and we have had several >generations fall off the end. This is data we need to recover. Presuming the >answer to question 2 >is "no" as I strongly suspect, does anybody see an >unsurmountable problem with (carefully) uncataloging all the tape >>generations, redefining the GDG base as extended with an appropriate limit, >and recataloging all the generations, including >the ones that have fallen off? >TIA - again! >Rex For answer to part 2 and 3 see Marna Wallle's blog. As always Marna gives good advice. http://www.share.org/blog/gdg-to-gdge-conversions Doug ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
