VSEn/Add DASD

To add DASD, you need to have it available on your FC SAN and have available FCP devices. For this, refer to your SAN documentation.

Then, in the define device screen, add a device, specify FBA SCSI and use the menus to provide the LUN and target WWN. Once this is done, reIPL.

Afterwards, you need to plot down a VTOC and init the DASD using ICKDSF. The following JCL template helps:

// JOB NEWDASD                                                       
// ASSGN SYS005,202                                                  
// ASSGN SYS006,203                                                  
// EXEC ICKDSF,SIZE=AUTO                                             
    INIT SYSNAME(SYS005) FBAVTOC(306176,228,8192) VOLID(CBR000) NOVFY
    INIT SYSNAME(SYS006) FBAVTOC(306176,228,8192) VOLID(CBR001) NOVFY
/*                                                                   
/&                                                                   

Make sure to ONLINE the DASD first on the console.

Output should be similar to:

// JOB NEWDASD                                                      DATE 03/17/2
// ASSGN SYS005,202                                                             
// ASSGN SYS006,203                                                             
// EXEC ICKDSF,SIZE=AUTO                                                        
1S54I  PHASE ICKDSF   IS TO BE FETCHED FROM IJSYSRS.SYSLIB                      
ICKDSF - VSE        DEVICE SUPPORT FACILITIES 17.0                TIME: 12:37:17
                                                                                
    INIT SYSNAME(SYS005) FBAVTOC(306176,228,8192) VOLID(CBR000) NOVFY           
ICK00700I DEVICE INFORMATION FOR 0202 IS CURRENTLY AS FOLLOWS:                  
          PHYSICAL DEVICE = 9336-20                                             
          STORAGE CONTROLLER = 0000                                             
          STORAGE CONTROL DESCRIPTOR = 00                                       
          DEVICE DESCRIPTOR = 10                                                
ICK01732I MAP FUNCTION NOT SUPPORTED FOR THIS DEVICE TYPE                       
ICK00001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 0                      
          12:37:17    03/17/23                                                  
                                                                                
    INIT SYSNAME(SYS006) FBAVTOC(306176,228,8192) VOLID(CBR001) NOVFY           
ICK00700I DEVICE INFORMATION FOR 0203 IS CURRENTLY AS FOLLOWS:                  
          PHYSICAL DEVICE = 9336-20                                             
          STORAGE CONTROLLER = 0000                                             
          STORAGE CONTROL DESCRIPTOR = 00                                       
          DEVICE DESCRIPTOR = 10                                                
ICK01732I MAP FUNCTION NOT SUPPORTED FOR THIS DEVICE TYPE                       
ICK00001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 0                      
ICKDSF - VSE        DEVICE SUPPORT FACILITIES 17.0                TIME: 12:37:17
          12:37:17    03/17/23                                                  
                                                                                
ICK00002I ICKDSF PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0              
1S55I  LAST RETURN CODE WAS 0000                                                
EOJ NEWDASD   MAX.RETURN CODE=0000                                  DATE 03/17/2
*PARTIAL END PRINT                                                              

Once you have a VTOC plotted down, you need to define a space to the VSAM catalogs you want to use the DASD for. To do this, go to FILE AND CATALOG MANAGEMENT and pick option 5 Display or Process a Catalog, Space