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Hi,

Please help to scan for shared volume.
When we scan two load libraries, one dataset cannot be scanned. They are allocated on the same volume and the volume is shared by two systems.
Our customer has just upgraded from V7.5 to V8.2.
When we use the same parameter to scan in V7.5 environment and V8.2. V7.5 can scan both libraries and V8.1 cannot work; only one library can scanned. 
We're thinking that the scanning function's specification was changed between V7.5 and V8, so we think it would be corrected when we just specify PLX=Y. Is it right?
Also please tell me if there is any other consideration to scan for shared datasets?

Thanks in advance,

Hi,

Please help to scan for shared volume.
When we scan two load libraries, one dataset cannot be scanned. They are allocated on the same volume and the volume is shared by two systems.
Our customer has just upgraded from V7.5 to V8.2.
When we use the same parameter to scan in V7.5 environment and V8.2. V7.5 can scan both libraries and V8.1 cannot work; only one library can scanned. 
We're thinking that the scanning function's specification was changed between V7.5 and V8, so we think it would be corrected when we just specify PLX=Y. Is it right?
Also please tell me if there is any other consideration to scan for shared datasets?

Thanks in advance,

Greg,

Thank you for your help.

Hi,

Please help to scan for shared volume.
When we scan two load libraries, one dataset cannot be scanned. They are allocated on the same volume and the volume is shared by two systems.
Our customer has just upgraded from V7.5 to V8.2.
When we use the same parameter to scan in V7.5 environment and V8.2. V7.5 can scan both libraries and V8.1 cannot work; only one library can scanned. 
We're thinking that the scanning function's specification was changed between V7.5 and V8, so we think it would be corrected when we just specify PLX=Y. Is it right?
Also please tell me if there is any other consideration to scan for shared datasets?

Thanks in advance,

Hi Takako,

There we many changes between 7.5 and 8.2 and one of them was the addition on mirroring.  By the way this has now been replaced by PTF UJ92779. The customer is running old code and needs to apply a lot of maint. That being said. The problem we thought originally was that the Inquisitor code that scans the volumes was in error but now that is not the case. At some point in time the DASD was imported from LPAR SYSD for the library  X6.LOADLIB and that means that SYSD is deemed to be the owner of that library. IT can only ever be updated by SYSD. Now I can't tell what has transpired in 8.2 because now there is another library that has been imported from another LPAR because as you say the DASD is shared but clearly SYSD matched X6.LOADLIB first and then the second LPAR added X6.T.LOADLIB. So at some point in time this library was not scanned by SYSD.

Question: How is this data being scanned? Was PLX=Y/N used and if so which one? If you have used PLX=Y then the assumption is that ALL the DASD is shared between all LPARS. Is that the case? If it is then make sure all the latest maint is applied and then run IQIMPORT again and the issue will be resolved. It is important to keep up to date with maint. If there are other issues then please open a case.

Regards

Jim K.

Greg,

Thank you for your help.

Hi,

Please help to scan for shared volume.
When we scan two load libraries, one dataset cannot be scanned. They are allocated on the same volume and the volume is shared by two systems.
Our customer has just upgraded from V7.5 to V8.2.
When we use the same parameter to scan in V7.5 environment and V8.2. V7.5 can scan both libraries and V8.1 cannot work; only one library can scanned. 
We're thinking that the scanning function's specification was changed between V7.5 and V8, so we think it would be corrected when we just specify PLX=Y. Is it right?
Also please tell me if there is any other consideration to scan for shared datasets?

Thanks in advance,