Conversion System/Manager to DYNAM: How to verify that Tape/Manager and/or Space/Manager is using the correct catalog?

Products

• CIS
• COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS
• 90S SERVICES
• DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR DB2 FOR Z/OS
• COMMON PRODUCT SERVICES COMPONENT
• Common Services
• Datacom/AD
• CA ECOMETER SERVER COMPONENT FOC
• Easytrieve Report Generator for Common Services
• INFOCAI MAINTENANCE
• IPC
• UNICENTER JCLCHECK COMMON COMPONENT
• Mainframe VM Product Manager
• CHORUS SOFTWARE MANAGER
• CA ON DEMAND PORTAL
• CA Service Desk Manager - Unified Self Service
• PAM CLIENT FOR LINUX ON MAINFRAME
• MAINFRAME CONNECTOR FOR LINUX ON MAINFRAME
• GRAPHICAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
• WEB ADMINISTRATOR FOR TOP SECRET
• Xpertware
• Dynam for VSE
• Dynam VSE Option
• Vollie

Issue/Introduction

Description:

What is the safest way to verify that the product is working with the correct catalog after enlarging or moving the catalog? The SPCREATE job was submitted to define the new catalog information to the system and phase $SPAN03 was created, also, an IPL was performed.

Solution:

You may run

// JOB SPSERV      
// EXEC SPSERV   
OPTION    
/*     
/&    

This will list the settings of the product and the location of the catalog and the location of the $SPAN03 phase used.
The following is an example of the output from SPSERV OPTION regarding the catalog and $SPAN03 phase:

 CATALOG INFORMATION:                        
 $SPAN03 RESIDES IN CAIDLIB.PRODUCT          
 
                CKD     TRACK CCCC-HH REC-CNT 
 VOLUME =HAT003 START=  48900 3260-00        
 CUU    =780    END  =  49199 3279-14        
 TYPE   =3390   ----------------------------- 
                SIZE =    300 0020-00   28800 
 
 DATE CATALOG CREATED - 09/02/08             
 DATE LAST RESTORED     - 09/02/08  12:35:27   
 DATE LAST IPL               - 09/02/08  13:02:46

Environment

Release:
Component: DYNDVS