> Great information Kurt, thanks, but need a clarification on one thing. > > >>That's great! You would choose any of these software instances as > your model when installing z/OS next. You can also experiment with > other Software >>Management actions on those defined software > instances. For example, on the Software Instances page try the View > -> Data Sets action. > >>Or any of the Maintenance Report actions. > > So does this mean I will always have to change every dataset again? > To add my SYS1SSA, CPACSSA and SMPSSA? Because the instances all > point to the real names. If so you lost me again, because that was > pain staking to change 1200 datasets, even with filtering.
Your installed z/OS 2.5 now has your desired data set names. You defined a software instance that describes your installed z/OS 2.5. Therefore, if you select that software instance as your model when you install z/OS next, as much as possible z/OSMF will initialize the configuration with the data set names from your installed z/OS 2.5. You then will not have to modify data set names for 1200 data sets, however you will have to modify names for any new data sets in z/OS next and those which are not SMP/E managed, like the CPAC data sets. But those are much fewer. > At least the SERVERPAC just prefixed everything with you SSA HLQ's. z/OSMF will also prefix data sets with a temporary catalog alias (SSA) if that's what you want. It does this when you tell z/OSMF you want to create a new master catalog. You then get to specify the temporary catalog alias (SSA) to use for data sets in that new master catalog. But do not manually add the temporary catalog alias (SSA) prefix to the data set names! z/OSMF will add it automatically to data set names, based on what catalog the data sets will be in. Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
