'at IPL time' in this context can be detailed further. The volume must be 
online at JES2 starttime, which is a little later than IPL time.

Kees


> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Lizette Koehler
> Sent: 19 November, 2018 15:31
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Spool volume
> 
> Is this a JES2 spool volume?
> 
> If yes, has JES2 already allocated it during a normal running of the
> system?
> 
> If yes, then it should be online at IPL Time.
> 
> JES2 knows to look for volumes at IPL time that have a specific prefix.
> 
> Use the $DSPOOLDEF command and determine if the volume is the same as
> the VOLSER
> 
> Next, JES2 at START UP will look for the dataset name specified in the
> $DSPOOLDEF command. If it is there, then JES2 will allocate the volume.
> If the
> dataset is not on the volume, you should see a message that JES2 could
> not find
> a SPOOL SPACE on that volume.
> 
> Everything will depend on what JES2 is to look for at IPL time.
> 
> I would not vary any volume that JES2 could use a SPOOL SPACE offline.
> If that
> is needed, then clip the volume to something that is not a JES2 SPOOL
> Volume
> name
> 
> 
> What problem are you trying to solve?
> 
> Lizette
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On
> Behalf Of
> > Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh
> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2018 4:40 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Spool volume
> >
> > Hello List!
> >
> > Let's say there is a mod27 volume of unit abcd.
> > This is available to an LPAR (via IODF), but is defined with
> OFFLINE=YES, so
> > not immediately available at IPL, but can be brought online (vary ad-
> hoc or
> > via COMMNDxx).
> >
> > Is there any constraint that a spool volume needs to be OFFLINE=NO in
> the
> > IODF.. or is COMMNDxx read before the JES2 startup (JES2's PARMLIB
> member),
> > that an IODF change is not required?
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > - Vignesh
> > Mainframe Infrastructure
> >
> 
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