Alain, This looks like the problem described in APAR VM64870. Is VM64870 installed?
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Alain Benveniste Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:09 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: EXTERNAL: VMLINK behavior I executed this exec : /**/ "VMLINK 5VMDIR40 0491" "VMLINK 5VMDIR40 0492" "VMLINK 5VMDIR40 011F" "VMLINK 5VMDIR40 041F" "VMLINK DIRMAINT 01AA" "VMLINK DIRMAINT 01FA" "VMLINK DIRMAINT 02AA" "VMLINK DIRMAINT 0155" "VMLINK DIRMAINT 01DF" DMSACC048E Invalid filemode S Ready(02024); T=0.01/0.01 16:05:35 I received DMSACC048E Invalid filemode S for the VMLINK DIRMAINT 01DF q disk LABEL VDEV M STAT CYL TYPE BLKSZ FILES BLKS USED-(%) BLKS LEFT BL K TOTAL MNT191 191 A R/W 175 3390 4096 121 1459-05 30041 31500 MNT190 190 S R/O 100 3390 4096 704 15293-85 2707 18000 DIR155 127 T R/O 9 3390 4096 10 23-01 1597 1620 DIR1AA 126 U R/O 9 3390 4096 6 13-01 1607 1620 DRM41F 125 V R/O 8 3390 4096 50 642-45 798 1440 DIR11F 124 W R/O 15 3390 4096 49 629-23 2071 2700 DRM492 121 X R/O 15 3390 4096 269 1490-55 1210 2700 MNT19E 19E Y/S R/O 250 3390 4096 1779 38956-87 6044 45000 DRM491 120 Z R/O 15 3390 4096 259 1410-52 1290 2700 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:05:41 I used the version of vmlink created in september 2010 Alain Benveniste