Re: DFSMS and SFS

[Kris Buelens]

There is a bypass (I think).  Store
a UCOMDIR NAMES file on the A-disk of DFSMS servers.  In this file,
you aasign a nickname to a filepool:
  :nick.VMSYS  :tpn.MYPOOL
Note: to activate this, the easiest
way it to IPL CMS

Kris,
IBM Belgium, VM customer support

The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>
wrote on 2006-10-11 19:27:30:

> >We are currently running z/VM 5.1 with the RMS (Removable Media
Services)
> >feature of DFSMS. We are using the default system SFS (Shared
File System)
> >that comes with the base system. (VMSERVR, S, U). I want to install
DFSMS in
> >my local SFS however Chapter 2 of the install instructions says
that the
> >control file and config file must reside on the VMSYS:DFSMS.CONTROL
SFS
> >directory which is VMSERVS. Does anyone know how to get around
this
> >requirement?

> Unfortunately no, the DFSMS/VM code was written
to look for the
> control file in that particular directory without providing a way
> to change it.   You could do an alias, however the files would
still
> need to be in a directory within the VMSYS: filepool.

> Best Regards,
> Les Geer
> IBM z/VM and Linux Development