What is the error?? _______________________ Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 "Impossible is just an opinion." "Your career is what you're paid for, your calling is what you're made for."
=>-----Original Message----- =>From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On =>Behalf Of Phil Tully =>Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 3:38 PM =>To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU =>Subject: Re: Format Allocate question. => =>Jim Bohnsack wrote: =>Jim, => =>I realize the a 3390 is 3339 cyls, but when I format I do not specify =>size and ICKDSF formats 10017 cyls. =>Even if I attempt to format 3339, and allocate only 0-3338 cyls I =>still get the error. => =>As for the control unit definition, it is just that a control unit not =>device definition, the customer is pursuing this with HW and SW =>support, but given those three letters TPF in the LCU definition which I =>haven't had much recent contact with, I thought there might be some =>other reason for this. => =>Phil => =>> 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 =>>> =>>> -- =>>> =>>> 'in media stat virtus' =>>> Virtue's in the middle =>> =>> =>> Jim Bohnsack =>> Cornell Univ. =>> (607) 255-1760 =>> => => =>-- =>'in media stat virtus' =>Virtue's in the middle
