Thanks for that information, Alan. 

2nd somewhat related question, we are paring up both VM and MVS volumes. My
MVS counterpart is doing the MVS volumes (under a z/OS partition), and I'm
doing the VM ones. When I issue the CP Q DASD DETAILS command on a MVS
volume known to VM, I get the following results:

q dasd details 400                                                     
0400  CUTYPE = 3990-EC, DEVTYPE = 3390-0C, VOLSER = DSMP01, CYLS = 10017
      CACHE DETAILS:  CACHE NVS CFW DFW PINNED CONCOPY                  
           -SUBSYSTEM   Y    Y   Y   -    N       N                     
              -DEVICE   Y    -   -   Y    N       N                     
      DEVICE DETAILS: CCA = 00, DDC = 00                                
      DUPLEX DETAILS: --                                                

When this volume is queried on MVS, it shows that it is the primary of a
duplexed pair. Why doesn't VM show this information also?

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Judson West
Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation


-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Alan Altmark
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 1:45 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: PPRC and R/W Minidisks

On Monday, 12/11/2006 at 12:04 PST, Judson West 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to establish a PPRC pairing and DSF says that it wants me to
> link R/W to the primary fullpack minidisks. What is DSF going to do with
> those fullpack minidisks?

Issue volume-related commmands to the disk controller, something only 
possible with FP minis or dedicated devices.  Metro Mirror (nee PPRC) 
applies to an entire volume, not a minidisk.

> I am always nervous at these times...

But that's why you backed up the volume before you started down this path. 
 :-)

Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott

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