<snip> > So, finally, the questions... > a) Has anyone else done this as (1) a form of housecleaning or (2) a > generally good idea for the Y-disk?
I use "VMFCOPY ... (OLDDATE PRODID xxxxxxxx%yyyy" to copy any third-party, home-grown, or misc IBM program product files to the Y-disk, where xxxxxxxx%yyyy is a productname/componentid (made up where necessary), so that VMSES PARTCAT Y shows a complete inventory of the disk. When a new release of VM comes in, I'll do something like: LINK OLDMAINT 19E 19E ACC 19E Y LINK NEWMAINT 19E 99E AC 99E Z PIPE < VMSES PARTCAT Y | SPECS W3 1 | SORT UNIQUE | CONS Identify the non-standard prodids and for each, issue: VMFCOPY * * Y = = Z (OLDD SPRODID prodid PRODID prodid > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates Mark L. Wheeler IT Infrastructure, 3M Center B224-4N-20, St Paul MN 55144 Tel: (651) 733-4355, Fax: (651) 736-7689 mlwheeler at mmm.com “The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt” - Bertrand Russell
