Make sure you do *not* have an EXTENT CONTROL file on your "A" disk, DIRMAINT will use that one first.
Thank you, Scott R Wandschneider Senior Systems Programmer Infocrossing Office 402.963.8905 > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Rich Smrcina > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:01 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Dirmaint Mdisk Allocation > > When you added it to EXTENT CONTROL, did you send the file back to > DIRMAINT and tell it to reload the EXTENT CONTROL file (DIRM RLDEXTN)? > > Mary Zervos wrote: > > This is a new z/VM 5.3 system I'm working on. Very few userids with > > mdisks have been allocated so far. > > I've only added the following to the Extent Control file.....and the > > Defaults Datadvh file is set right. > > > > :REGIONS. > > *RegionId VolSer RegStart RegEnd Dev-Type Comments > > 530USR 530USR 001 3338 3390-03 *DASDType > > Max-Size 3390-01 1113 3390-02 2226 > > 3390-03 3339 > > I just formatted, allocated another 3390-3 pack as all perm, added it to > > the REGIONS in Extent Control, attached it to the system, added it > > to $ALLOC$, issued Dirm Freext which shows > > > > VOLUME DEVTYPE -------------- FREE EXTENTS --------------- > > 530TDK 3390 START= 1 AVAIL= 1112 > > It definitely doesn't see it as a 3390-3? > > > > > > Rich Smrcina wrote: > >> Does EXTENT CONTROL have a subset of the volumes configured? The > >> third and fourth tokens on each line is the starting and ending > >> cylinders of the area that DIRMAINT is allowed to allocate. > >> > >> Are you having problems with any other 3390-3 volumes? > >> > >> Mary Zervos wrote: > >>> Yes, the Extent control file has them as 3390-3. A Dirm Usedext > >>> shows all the users mdisks. A Dirm Freext comes up empty. > >>> > >>> > >>> Rich Smrcina wrote: > >>>> Does your EXTENT CONTROL file have them configured as 3390-3? Does > >>>> DIRMAINT think there is something else on the volume? > >>>> > >>>> Mary Zervos wrote: > >>>>> Hello all, > >>>>> > >>>>> I have a 3390-3 allocated as all Perm (PERM 0 > >>>>> 3338 3339). Dirmaint will > >>>>> not let me allocate past cylinder 1170? I have another 3390-3 also > >>>>> allocated as all > >>>>> Perm and Dirmaint won't let me allocate past cylinder 1100? Any > >>>>> ideas? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> > >>>>> Mary Zervos > >>>>> VM Systems Programmer > >>>>> Binghamton University > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > -- > Rich Smrcina > VM Assist, Inc. > Phone: 414-491-6001 > Ans Service: 360-715-2467 > rich.smrcina at vmassist.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina > > Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org > WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009
