Phil--There is something wrong in what you're saying. A 3390-3, if that is
how it is really defined to ESS, is "only" 3339 cyl's. A mod-9 3390 is 3
times the size of a 3390-3, 3x3339 cyls, 10017. If what you are trying to
format is really defined as a 3390-3, then 3339 cyls is right.
The 3990 you mentioned in the last line is the control unit for a 3390.
Jim
At 01:02 PM 6/29/2006, you wrote:
Has anyone seen a problem format/allocating a volume where the cpfmtxa
format goes from 0-end of a mod-9 successfully with no errors in the
console log, but the messages show the volume is being formatted past
cyl 3338.
When you allocate it will only permit allocation for the 1st 3339
(mod3), I have attempted SPOL 0-end, SPOL 0-3338, SPOL 1-end, SPOL 1-3338,
But each time when we attempt to attach to the system it is rejected
because of an invalid allocation record.
The systems are z/VM 5.1 and z/VM 5.2 both with latest version of ickdsf.
The only difference about the definition of the LCU in the IBM ESS is
as a 3990-3 TPF rather than the normal 3990-9.
Phil Tully
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Jim Bohnsack
Cornell Univ.
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