I wasn't too cleat. It is a DUMP pack and I can guarantee that there are no files on it, even if I have to SET DUMP OFF and purge any closed dump files. I probably don't have to go to that extreme, though. We just took our first dump in over a year, a SNAPDUMP taken because of a LOGOFF/FORCE PENDING condition. We usually do not have any dumps in spool, except for TPF dumps, and they don't count - they are regular spool files and are not on the DUMP disks.
Speaking of dumps, IBM's server at testcase.software.ibm.com can't seem to digest the SNAPDUMP. It is only about 400,000,000 bytes. The FTP aborts about halfway through saying that the foreign host terminated the connection. Do I need to open a PMR against the IBM server? If so, how do I do that? We do have a fairly large system, but it was nearly idle at the time of the dump, so I wouldn't imagine that the size was outlandish. On a slightly different, but related, front, when I called to report the problem (1-800-426-7378, option 2 followed by option 3) I was told to please wait for the next available person. The NAP turned out to be offshore and was wondering why I called him (this was before 4:00 PM EDT). He then transferred me to 1-800-426-7378 after telling me to select options 2 and 3. When I selected my options, I was again told to stay on the line after the call so that I might be included in a customer satisfaction survey. Needless to say, I stayed on and was not chosen for the survey. Do they have a "number of orbits completed" counter in the orbital referral system so that any who have made the round trip are immediately eliminated from consideration? :-) Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Greenberg > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 2:54 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Spool Disks > > On: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 01:52:15PM -0700,Schuh, Richard Wrote: > > } Assuming that there are no dumps is spool, is it possible > to swap a } 3390-03 disk for a 3390-09 having the same > volser? It would be a case of } formatting and allocating the > new disk, change the 03 volser to } something else, change > the 09 volser to the one the one formerly on the > } 03, and finally, shutdown reipl. > > Unless you plan to backup spool first, do a cold or clean > start and restore spool & SDFs you will lose any spool files > that are all or partly on that volume. > > it MAY work to ddr cyls 1-3399 of the mod 3 to the mod 9. No > warantees expressed or implied. > > > -- > Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com > + 1 239 543 1353 > Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. > VM'er since CP-67 > Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians > Owner:Chinook-L > Retired at the beach Asst > Owner:Sibernet-L >
