Yes, this works, especially if the SPOOL volume is empty. Otherwise you would loose some files and have to do a FORCE restart.
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 4:52 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Spool Disks 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. Regards, Richard Schuh -------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. --------------------------------------------------------