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There is also another associated cmd you may want to get (RPQ), called WRKASP. It is very useful if you have multiple ASPs. Ash. ===================================================== >================= > >The command is used to rebalance disks in an ASP. It is on V4R3, but can be PTFd >to V4R2 (Mr. Neal "PTF" Clark can probably tell us the number). This is a great >command to use after you add new DASD to an existing ASP. Think about what >happens currently, you have 50GB of DASD at 80%, you then add 10GB more DASD to >that existing ASP. Now you have the existing Disk units at 80% and the new disks >almost empty. What the AS/400 does is concentrates all the writes to the new >disks, until they are even with the old disks as far as amount of disk space >used. This new command should be used after installing new disks, to move the >data on the exisitng disks across all the disks in the ASP. So in our example, >instead of the old disks at 80% and the new ones at 0%, after you run DSKBAL you >will have all the disks at 66% (roughly). > > HTH > > Pete Massiello > >"Graap, Ken" wrote: > >> Does anyone have any information on the following command: >> >> Disk Balance (DSKBAL) >> >> >> >> Type choices, press Enter. >> >> Number of minutes 0-9999 . . . . BALTIM >> *CHECK >> ASP to balance . . . . . . . . . ASP *ALL >> >> Balance how often: ONCE >> >> Every IPL, or once . . . . . . >> *ONCE >> Minutes each sucessive IPL . . >> 0 >> >> There is no online help for the command and I can't find anything about it >> when I do a search of the Softcopy documentation either... >> >> The command does exists on my V4R3 system... I can prompt it! >> >> Kenneth >> >> -- >> ******************************** >> Kenneth E. Graap >> IBM Certified Specialist >> AS/400 Professional >> System Administrator >> NW Natural - Information Services >> System Services >> 503 226 4211 X5537 >> FAX 503 721 2521 >> keg@nwnatural.com >> ******************************** >> >> +--- >> | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >> | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >> | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >> | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >> | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com >> +--- > >-- >Pete Massiello >OS Solutions International >Phone: (203)-744-7854 Ext 11. >http://www.os-solutions.com >mailto:pmassiello@os-solutions.com > > >+--- >| This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. >| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. >| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com >+--- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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