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  • 1.  Refresh the content of a specific DASD

    Posted Thu January 22, 2015 04:38 AM

    Hi everybody,

    I created a new disks of 3GB that I included in the devmap without problems.

    Sometimes, I don't see the full content updated accessing from the 3.4 option (Data Set List Utility) of the main menu (ISPF Primary Option Menu).

    I would like to do two questions:

    - Do we have any option or utility to refresh the content of a specific disk for these cases ?

    - Is it possible execute an IPL process for one or more selected disks ?

     

    Thanks a lot,

    Raul15


  • 2.  Re: Refresh the content of a specific DASD

    Posted Thu January 22, 2015 08:24 AM

    Sorry, but I don't quite understand what it is you're trying to do.  Please explain in a bit more detail.

     

    RDzJohn

    RDzJohn


  • 3.  Re: Refresh the content of a specific DASD

    Posted Thu April 30, 2015 07:33 AM

    I assume Raul15 found the answer to his question. But for others who may have the same question, here is the answer to what I believe he was asking.

    1. Yes, you can refresh the contents of a given volume without re-ipl by using the following steps. This example assumes you are refreshing the contents of volume at device address 123:
      1. V 123,offline
      2. awsmount 123 -u
      3. awsmount 123 -m /a/b/vol123   where /a/b/vol123 is the Linux path and file to the volume you are mounting or remounting
      4. v 123,online
    2. However, be careful here..... when you cannot see the full volume contents on a 3.4 display, it almost always implies catalog issues. So if you import a new or changed volume, but don't handle the catalogs properly of the volumes you are importing, you could have issues like were being seen. I suspect this is what was happening. By and large, unless you suspect a volume corruption issue, refreshing contents (especially with any volume containing new datasets), is problematic without a plan to handle the catalog import. 
    3. You can also add volumes by using the awsmount -m command, but only if you have device addresses available in the started devmap. Note that in the awsckd device manager stanza example in the RD&T V9.1 Installation and Sample Configuration Guide, we show defining device addresses without associated volumes, that are thus available for dynamic mounts. When adding volumes, again the catalog issue must be addressed. 
    RDTBebe


  • 4.  Re: Refresh the content of a specific DASD

    Posted Mon May 04, 2015 02:01 AM

    Hi,

    Thanks for your answer. I am going to try both options that you propose.

    Regards,

    Raul15