> Thank's I will try that out. > I have read in the help pages for RESERVE and I see what it does, but > what is the > major difference from just run FORMAT, what does FORMAT not do ?
RESERVE creates a file entry in the CMS FST for the disk that shows the entire disk as full. Used to be that DIAG250 required it (may still; I haven't tried DIAG250 on a unreserved disk in a long time). I use it to identify the contents of the disk from CMS, and most of the VM backup utilities know how to deal with RESERVEd disks, so it can be more convenient. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
