I didn't now this. So we even do not need the PROFILE GCS on the 191
disk and store the PROFILE GCS on the 192 disk. Or  perhaps even only
link the RO disk as 191 instead of keeping the local 191 minidisk. Nice.

Op 09-11-10 18:34, Kris Buelens schreef:
> As opposed to CMS, the PROFILE GCS doesn't need to be on the A-disk. 
> Any disk accessed at IPL is good.
> - in the good old days, GCS accessed 595 S; 59E Y/S; 191 A; and 191 A
> - now only 191 A and 192 are left.
> In these good old days, I stored all customzed execs (including the
> common PROFILE GCS) on MAINT 59E, linked by all GCS users.  Whne GCS
> no longer had an S- nor Y-disk, I simply made our GCS users LINK MAINT
> 59E 192 and the common PROFILE GCS still worked. GCS, AVSVM, and some
> less common ones, didn't even have a 191 A-disk.
>
> 2010/11/9 Berry van Sleeuwen <berry.vansleeu...@xs4all.nl
> <mailto:berry.vansleeu...@xs4all.nl>>
>
>     We have all of our coding on the 192 disk. The only thing VTAM does is
>     run the VTAMPROF GCS from the 192 disk. The same is true for
>     almost any
>     other service machine (GCS, RSCS, OPERATOR, SFS). They all link
>     the same
>     minidisk as 192, obviously RO, and run customized EXEC or GCS.
>     Afterwards we let the machine reaccess that disk to get the new
>     content
>     available.
>
>     In case of VTAM:
>
>     Update file.
>     SEND VTAM ACCESS 192 D
>
>     Regards, Berry.
>
>     Op 08-11-10 23:49, George Henke/NYLIC schreef:
>     >
>     > What is the best way to update PROFILE GCS without corrupting VTAM?
>     >
>     > VTAM has R/W access to it and yet I must update GCS through an LU?
>     >
>     > Will I not bring down VTAM or corrupt VTAM's 191 if I update it
>     while
>     > VTAM is up?.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Kris Buelens,
> IBM Belgium, VM customer support

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