Hello Phil, Use the INSTALL parameter of ICKDSF.
Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-363-5050 Ext 35050 -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Phillip Gramly Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 1:40 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: formatting 3390s for VSE I have reclaimed some minidisks from defunct zLinux machines. i used ICKDSF on VSE to put a VOLID and VTOC on them, but i can still see old data on the tracks (using FAQS) Do I need to format these drives on CMS to clear the old data? Or can i just let vse write over the tracks as they begin to get used? -- Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, Illinois