You would undoubtedly need to regenerate the file pool to change disk types instead of simply formatting the disks.
Regards, Richard Schuh ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Sterling James Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:21 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SFS - Moving File Pool Minidisks to Different Physical Devices Hello, After reading the manual, it looks as if you want to change the storage group 2 + minidisk to different physical devices or (FBA to ECKD), The process is back it up, yank out the old, replace with the new, format it, and then restore. I did not see a less of a slash-and-bum method like add new, quiesce old for new files, migrate to new, then remove old. Did I miss it? Thanks ________________________________ Please consider the environment before printing this email and any attachments. This e-mail and any attachments are intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential and prohibited from disclosure or unauthorized use under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail or the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited by the sender. If you have received this transmission in error, please return the material received to the sender and delete all copies from your system.