example of the ISMF panel option 6.4 used by the storage administrator to define volumes.

Table 28. Test Case 3 - Storage Group Volumes

SMS STORAGE GROUP

VOLUMES

 

 

SGDBTEST

RV1CU3

 

RV2CU3

 

RV3CU3

 

 

SGDB20

RV1CU1

 

 

SGDBFAST

RV1CU0

 

 

SGDBCRIT

RV2CU0

 

 

STORAGE GROUP VOLUME SELECTION

Command ===>

CDS Name . . . . . : SMS.SCDS1.SCDS

Storage Group Name : SGDBTEST

Storage Group Type : POOL

Select One of the following Options:

2 1.

Display

- Display SMS Volume Statuses (Pool only)

2.

Define

- Add Volumes to Volume Serial Number List

3.

Alter

- Alter Volume Statuses (Pool only)

4.

Delete

- Delete Volumes from Volume Serial Number List

Specify a Single Volume (in Prefix), or Range of Volumes:

Prefix

From

To

Suffix

Hex

______

______

______

_____

_

===> RV1CU3

 

 

 

('X' in HEX field allows

===> RV2CU3

 

 

 

FROM - TO range to include

===> RV3CU3

 

 

 

hex values A through F.)

===>

 

 

 

 

Use ENTER to Perform Selection;

Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.

Figure 95. Test Case 3 - ISMF Storage Group Volume Definition

DFSMSdss was used to convert these volumes to SMS management, by specifying the CONVERTV parameter. Figure 96 on page 170 shows the JCL used for this process:

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

//DASD1 DD UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=RV1CU3,DISP=SHR //DASD2 DD UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=RV2CU3,DISP=SHR //DASD3 DD UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=RV3CU3,DISP=SHR //SYSIN DD *

CONVERTV - DDNAME(DASD1,DASD2,DASD3) -

SMS

/*

Figure 96. Test Case 3 - DFSMSdss CONVERTV JCL

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IBM 5655-DB2, 5695-DF1 manual Storage Group Volume Selection, Sms

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