The value reported is supposed to be the size the disk said it was when sensed at roll-call or vary online time. Was this on a 2nd level system that may have had a link to a small mdisk instead of the real full pack?
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:46 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: DASD VOLUME SIZES > > That sounds like a bug (q dasd details not returning the real > number of cyls). Did you report that to IBM? > > > > > Marcy > > "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged > information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to > receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, > disclose, or take any action based on this message or any > information herein. If you have received this message in > error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail > and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." > > > > ________________________________ > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alain Benveniste > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 11:50 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBMVM] DASD VOLUME SIZES > > > I have experienced that q da details will NOT send back the > real number of cyls in this cicumstance specificaly : > > With a DS8300, that we use for DR, we saw that coding 0 END > in a MDISK for a 3380-K will give a wrong result when > starting a MVS and checking the vtoc in 3.4. 3380-K were > emulated as expected but the size of the 3380-K was equal to > a 3390-3. So you could believe you have enough space to run > your prod on that dasd but your prod will fail with a 'no > more space available'. > > > Alain > > > > > Le 25/09/08 19:21, « Howard Rifkind » <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > a écrit : > > > > Suggestion all good thanks folks... > > >>> Marcy Cortes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 9/25/2008 1:10 PM >>> > Q DASD DETAILS nnnn > > > > > Marcy > "This message may contain confidential and/or > privileged information. If > you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take > any action based on > this message or any information herein. If you have > received this > message in error, please advise the sender immediately > by reply e-mail > and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Kreuter > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:04 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBMVM] DASD VOLUME SIZES > > Howard: many ways. Here's one: add an mdisk statement > with extents " 0 > END" to the directory. > link to the disk and do a Q V on its address. The > response will show > you the amount of cylinders. > David > > ________________________________ > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Howard Rifkind > Sent: Thu 9/25/2008 12:58 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: [IBMVM] DASD VOLUME SIZES > > > What would be the quickest way to find out the size of > a volume which > currently has minidisks allocated on it. > > Cylinders? > > > > _____________ > LEGAL NOTICE > Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is > confidential and may > be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. > Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. > If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying > of the contents > of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in > reliance on it is > unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an > addressee, please > inform the sender immediately, then delete this message > and empty from > your trash. > > > > > > _____________ > LEGAL NOTICE > Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential > and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. > Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. > If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the > contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in > reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If > you are not an > addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then > delete this > message and empty from your trash. > > >
