AW: Disk Balancing with V4R3

DSKBAL moves data from disks with more space used
to those with less space used.
Balancing is done during IPL and the system is
unavailable for this time.

We have added some disks to our hospital production system
and had DSKBAL calculate the time it would need to balance.
The SEVENTEEN hours were impossible to manage...
So we have now an "unbalanced" system.
Nice new function for non 7x24 shops, but no chance for us.

We have this info from our local CE. 
No documentation pointer available.

Regards,
Rudi
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> Von:  Graap, Ken [SMTP:keg@gasco.gasco.com]
> Gesendet am:  Dienstag, 26. Jänner 1999 23:31
> An:   'Midrange'
> Betreff:      Disk Balancing with V4R3
> 
> 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
> 
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