Re: dasd 3390 -27

2007-06-05 Thread David Kreuter
What data, and type of data are you contemplating putting on mod27s? application data? CP paging? CP data may be better left on smaller models due to its single I/O channel program at a time architecture for critical data like paging. Applications may fare very well on large dasd. Yeah it's mo

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2007-06-05 Thread Greg Rehn
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Re: dasd 3390 -27

2007-06-05 Thread Mike Walter
I'm not Dave (not by a long shot) but will take a stab at directly answering your question: copied from "z/VM Migration version 5 release 2" (GC24-6103-03): -- [V4.2] ESS Large Volumes z/VM supports 3390 volumes greater than 10,017 cylinders on the ESS, up to the maximum supported by the D

Re: dasd 3390 -27

2007-06-05 Thread Edward M. Martin
Hello Dave, Would you know what release that was started? Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441 > -Original Message- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Dave Jones > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Re: dasd 3390 -27

2007-06-05 Thread Stracka, James (GTI)
We have what we call simulated 3390-27 (32760 Cyls) and 3390-54 (65520 Cyls) DASD. They both work. There is an APAR VM64115 for MDC above cylinder 32760. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: dasd 3390 -27

2007-06-05 Thread Dave Jones
Hi, Ann. Yes, z/VM supports 3390-27 DASD devices. In fact, CP supports any 3390 geometry device that has up to 64K (-1?) cylinders. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I want to make sure whether z/VM supports the dasd 3390 model 27 ? We are considering migrating from 3390-3 to 3390-27. Thanks,

dasd 3390 -27

2007-06-05 Thread achang
Hi, I want to make sure whether z/VM supports the dasd 3390 model 27 ? We are considering migrating from 3390-3 to 3390-27. Thanks, Ann The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the informat

OS Simulation

2007-06-05 Thread Schuh, Richard
We have some TPF programmers who regularly create virtual tapes having RECFM F BLKSIZE 4095. When they try to copy these tapes to real media, they use the following: FILEDEF IN TAP1 SL 1 FILEDEF OUT TAP2 SL 1 (RECFM F BLKSIZE 4095 LABELDEF OUT FID ? MOVEFILE IN OUT Lately, the output tapes contai