Thanks Peter
Scott R Wandschneider Senior Systems Programmer|| Infocrossing, a Wipro Company || 11707 Miracle Hills Drive, Omaha, NE, 68154-4457|| ': 402.963.8905 || Ë:847.849.7223 || :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **Think Green - Please print responsibly** -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 1:28 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Risk of Adding a Paging Volume Adding additional volume(s) and waiting for the next IPL I would rate as low risk. Continuing to run as you are, with the volume experiencing errors active, I would rate high risk. Peter -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wandschneider, Scott Sent: November 13, 2008 14:20 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Risk of Adding a Paging Volume I have the process and have done this before. What I am asking is what the list would consider the *RISK*? Low, Medium, or High? Scott R Wandschneider Senior Systems Programmer|| Infocrossing, a Wipro Company || 11707 Miracle Hills Drive, Omaha, NE, 68154-4457|| ': 402.963.8905 || Ë:847.849.7223 || :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **Think Green - Please print responsibly** -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Wheeler Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 1:09 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Risk of Adding a Paging Volume Scott, First thing I would do is drain the volume, then run ICKDSF against it with "CPVOL EXAM" command to determine if it is formatted correctly. You may want to ensure it doesn't come online after the next IPL, so either update SYSTEM CONFIG to mark it as DRAINED, or clip the volser so it can't be found. This will let you properly format the page area on the volume after the next IPL. Whether you add an additional page volume now depends on how much page space you have available (and I/O rates to the remaining paging volumes). Best regards, Mark L. Wheeler IT Infrastructure, 3M Center B224-4N-20, St Paul MN 55144 Tel: (651) 733-4355, Fax: (651) 736-7689 mlwheeler at mmm.com -- "I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go." Rachel Joy Scott "Wandschneider, Scott" <Scott.Wandschnei To [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU com> cc Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating Subject System Risk of Adding a Paging Volume <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ARK.EDU> 11/13/2008 12:58 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ARK.EDU> I am receiving I/O Errors on one of my PAGE Volumes. What would be considered the risk of adding a new PAGE volume (CP Format, etc.) and draining the problem volume. Management is saying wait until we can IPL the system and say it's ok. What does the list think? Scott R Wandschneider Senior Systems Programmer|| Infocrossing, a Wipro Company || 11707 Miracle Hills Drive, Omaha, NE, 68154-4457|| ': 402.963.8905 || Ë:847.849.7223 || :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **Think Green - Please print responsibly** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review retransmission dissemination or other use of or taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient or delegate is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The integrity and security of this message cannot be guaranteed on the Internet. The sender accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of information provided. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The sender accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. This disclaimer is property of the TTC and must not be altered or circumvented in any manner.