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

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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