5.6 Checking Volumes

1. From the console, log on with the following conditions (if you are not already logged on).

   
     :HELLO MANAGER.SYS,INSTALL;HIPRI
     :SPOOLER LP;START
     :STREAMS streams_device
   
   

   A common streams_device value is 10. An LP device must be configured in SYSGEN. Already spooled and streamed messages might display.

2. Enter a DSTAT ALL command to verify a status of member for the disk drives.

   
     :DSTAT ALL
   
   

   Sample output:

   
     LDEV-TYPE   STATUS  VOLUME     VOLUME SET - GEN
     ---------   ------- -------------------------------------
        1-022040 MASTER  MEMBER1    MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0
        2-022040 LONER   MEMBER2    MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0
   
   

3. All system volumes showing a status of LONER must be added using the VOLUTIL utility. Add system volumes using SCRATCHVOL and NEWVOL commands. For example:

   
     :VOLUTIL
     volutil: SCRATCHVOL 2
     Verify: Scratch volume on LDEV 2 [Y/N]? Y
     volutil: NEWVOL MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET:MEMBER2 2 100 100
     Initialize VOLUME mpexl_system_volume_set:MEMBER2 on LDEV 2
       with PERMANENT SPACE = 100% and TRANSIENT SPACE = 100%? Y
     volutil: EXIT
   
   

4. Check all volumes to confirm they are configured correctly. Use the DSTAT command.

   
     :DSTAT ALL
   
   

   Sample output

   
   
     LDEV-TYPE   STATUS  VOLUME  VOLUME SET - GEN
     ---------   ------- ------- -----------------------------
        1-022040 MASTER  MEMBER1 MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0
        2-022040 MEMBER  MEMBER2 MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0)
   
   

• Checking Volumes completed. Go to the next section on your checklist.