I"ve used IEBCOPY with DISP=SHR and VOL=SER with no issues for years. Matthew Stitt
On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:31:46 +0000, Ituriel do Neto <[email protected]> wrote: >BYPASSNQ program ? > > >Best Regards > >Ituriel do Nascimento Neto >z/OS System Programmer > >Hi Radek, >- Run ICKDSF to take the VTOC out of Indexed Format (BUILDOS) >- ZAP the VTOC (i.e. FORMAT4.DSCB) to change the DSNAME to something >innocuous. >- Compress via IEBCOPY >- ZAP the DSNAME to SYS1.LINKLIB >- Run ICKDSF to put the VTOC into Indexed Format (BUILDIX) > >I've done this, but, not recently. > >Here is an article where someone else came up with the same idea: >Deleting a File That Is “In Use” | Steve Baugh - The CICS Guy >(wordpress.com) ><https://thecicsguy.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/deleting-a-file-that-is-in-use/> > >Regards, >David > >On 2024-01-19 07:27, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: >> I want to compress some system datasets like SYS1.LINKLIB, but *not* >> real "live", rather offline copies. >> DSS ends with RC8, because of failed serialization. >> SETPROG LNKLST,UNALLOCATE will not solve all the enqueues, because >> some datasets are serialized by other entities like TSO users. >> >> And I also want to CONSOLIDATE some datasets as well. >> >> >> Any clue? >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
