Increasing the dataset you are increasing (SMPNTS) is only necessary if you run out of space when downloading the service from IBM, your problem is decompressing the compressed files that you already downloaded, so you only need to increase the //SMPWKDIR (defaults to /TMP) space. The one you use for "normal" operation is just too small for the service you are installing, and that happens a lot, especially with very large service like Java updates.
I always allocate a new ZFS for service related temp space and don't use the "normal" /tmp space (which is typically a tfs and not a "real" zfs dataset anyway.) Just create a ZFS at about the size of your normal SMPNTS zfs dataset, then create a new USS directory (use permissions of 777) called "TEMP" and mount the new zfs to that directory, then in your receive order or Receive from NTS job, add the following DD. //SMPWKDIR DD PATHDISP=KEEP,PATH='/TEMP' (use the original /tmp ONLY if extracts are small enough) Typically I allocate the /TEMP ZFS as 10,000 primary and 10,000 secondary CYLS, and call it "OMVS.TEMP.ZFS" which should be big enough for just about anything. When you are done, just unmount and delete the new ZFS "OMVS.TEMP.ZFS". It doesn't really matter what name you call the ZFS, so long as you tell SMPE that the //SMPWKDIR is to be allocated to the /TEMP directory that you mounted it to. Then the service job will use that new "temporary" zfs that you created for decompression, instead of the (probably much smaller) /tmp dataset. It's difficult to tell ahead of time how much temp space will be necessary to decompress the PTFs, that's why I always make a new one. There is no reason to keep it around when you are done with it, it will just take up space that you can use for other things. You especially don't want HSM to back it up or archive it because that will just waste resources. Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
