Sorry... I thought everyone would get that... Brian
On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 12:03 AM, Jesse 1 Robinson <jesse1.robin...@sce.com> wrote: > My first reaction to the ICKDSF INIT suggestion was that it was a joke. > Like the story of the two hunters in the woods. One accidentally shoots the > other. Panicky emergency call: > > "My friend has been shot. I think he's dead." > > "In order to take the right action, we need to know. Can you make sure > he's dead?" > > Pause. BANG. "Yes, I'm sure he's dead." > > In other words, don't INIT a volume just to 'make sure' it's empty. > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > robin...@sce.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Allan Staller > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 8:43 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: (External):Re: how to verify whether the volume is empty or not? > > yes > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10:41 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: how to verify whether the volume is empty or not? > > Brian > > Would the INIT work if there was still a SYS1.VVDS or SYS1.VTOCIX still on > the volume? > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Brian Fraser > > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 10:45 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: how to verify whether the volume is empty or not? > > > > Run ICKDSF with the INIT parameter.... then its verified empty :) > > > > Brian > > > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Edward Finnell < > > 0000000248cce9f3-dmarc- requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > > > > The problem is that if the from volume has a UCAT on it some updates > > > may me missed in the time it takes to do the copy. Guess I'd start > > > with an INIT'd volume then duplex to it. If successful break the > > > duplex, make the secondary primary and reinit the old from volume. > > > > > > In a message dated 9/26/2017 12:06:22 AM Central Standard Time, > > > retired-mainfra...@q.com writes: > > > > > > > > > Once you verify that a volume is empty, you need some method to > > > insure new datasets are not placed on it. SMS supports DISABLE NEW. > > > The best I can think of for a non-SMS volume is to vary it offline > > > until you are ready to do something with it. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu 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
