Re: Freeing up a slot after dynamically removing a CPOWN volume?

2008-09-20 Thread Scott Rohling
Yes - that's interesting -- I don't see John's response in this thread now.. But hey - Jim - I appreciate the response regardless! If anything, it's good confirmation :-) Thanks very much for taking time to reply! Scott Rohling On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Rob van der Heij [EMAIL

Re: Freeing up a slot after dynamically removing a CPOWN volume?

2008-09-19 Thread James Vincent
Hi Scott - To free the slot, you simply make it Reserved again. Use the CP DEFINE CPOWNED command and use the RESERVED parm and you should be all set. This assumes your volume is already detached from the system, which it sounds like you did. Also make sure you have updated your SYSTEM CONFIG

Re: Freeing up a slot after dynamically removing a CPOWN volume?

2008-09-19 Thread James Vincent
Sorry for the late and already answered post. Ugh... two days late and $10 short. I suppose I should read -all- my mail when I am catching up! On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 11:52 AM, James Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Scott - To free the slot, you simply make it Reserved again. Use the CP

Re: Freeing up a slot after dynamically removing a CPOWN volume?

2008-09-19 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 6:00 PM, James Vincent [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry for the late and already answered post. Ugh... two days late and $10 short. I suppose I should read -all- my mail when I am catching up! Not your fault. The mailer that John F is uses does not insert the references

Freeing up a slot after dynamically removing a CPOWN volume?

2008-09-17 Thread Scott Rohling
We know how to dynamically remove a CPOWN volume (DRAIN, DETACH) -- but we'd like to free up the slot as well - and I'm not seeing any (obvious) way to do that. Do we have to wait until the next IPL? We already know not to move SPOOL slots around, etc -- just looking to see if a slot can be

Freeing up a slot after dynamically removing a CPOWN volume?

2008-09-17 Thread John Franciscovich
We know how to dynamically remove a CPOWN volume (DRAIN, DETACH) -- but we'd like to free up the slot as well - and I'm not seeing any (obvious) way to do that. Do we have to wait until the next IPL? We already know not to move SPOOL slots around, etc -- just looking to see if a slot can be

Re: Freeing up a slot after dynamically removing a CPOWN volume?

2008-09-17 Thread Scott Rohling
LOL -- leave it to me to miss the completely obvious.. I guess I was looking for an UNDEFINE or something... sheesh. Thanks, John! On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 10:44 AM, John Franciscovich [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: We know how to dynamically remove a CPOWN volume (DRAIN, DETACH) -- but we'd