You are right indeed. - Only on CP_OWNED packs CP will read the allocation map, and find what is defined there: SPOOL; PAGE, TDISK, DRCT - USER_VOLUME disks get ATTACHED to SYSTEM during IPL, and that makes it possible to define minidisks on them. Minidisks are possible on CP_OWNED disks too.
2008/8/4 Ian S. Worthington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm slightly confused by the difference between a volume being cp_owned (which > I think it needs to be if its page, spool, disk, ...), and in the user_volume > list, which seems to be where it needs to be if its perm -- at least if I want > the system to attach it for me. > > What's the difference I'm missing here? > > i -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support