They are not because each is defined separately. From User2 try LINK User1 700 701 RR and see what that gets you.
Just like all the users having 191, that doesn't mean they are shared with one another. Bob Bates Enterprise Hosting Services w. (469)892-6660 c. (214) 907-5071 "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:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:23 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Nedd some help undersdtanding vdisk I'm really struggling with these displays and definitions. For VM 5.4: 1) The manual says v-disk are shareable, created by the first user and deleted after the last user. If in user direct I have v-disk defined for 3 user: User1 has MDISK 700 FB-512 V-DISK 524288 User2 has MDISK 700 FB-512 V-DISK 524288 User3 has MDISK 700 FB-512 V-DISK 131072 How are they shared? 2) I currently have: q vdisk u VDISK USER LIMIT IS 144000 BLK Ready; T=0.01/0.01 09:39:02 q vdisk s VDISK SYSTEM LIMIT IS 3605040 BLK, 3145728 BLK IN USE Ready; T=0.01/0.01 09:39:13 q vdisk VDISK FAWKES 0701 131072 BLK 1 LINKS FAWKES 0700 R/W VDISK NCIALPHA 0701 524288 BLK 1 LINKS NCIALPHA 0701 R/W VDISK NCIALPHA 0700 524288 BLK 1 LINKS NCIALPHA 0700 R/W If the user limit is 144,000 blocks, how can VDISK NCIALPHA have 524,288 blocks, twice. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
