RE: Nonlibrary User ASP conversion to Library User ASP

This should work fine, we have been down this road before.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Birnbaum [SMTP:gbirnba@rei.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 10:25 AM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      Nonlibrary User ASP conversion to Library User ASP
> 
> I have a Nonlibrary User ASP (ASP2) which contains just *JRNRCV's.  I want
> to convert this ASP to a Library User ASP.  The Backup & Recovery V4R3
> manual states that the first object created in a User ASP determines
> whether it is a Library User ASP or a Nonlibrary User ASP.  When I first
> installed the disk and created ASP2, I created a *JRNRCV located in a
> library from ASP1, into ASP2. This made ASP2 a Nonlibrary User ASP.  I
> can't find any documentation that describes if this can be undone.  Anyone
> have an opinion if the following will work???
> 
> 1. Create new *JRNRCV's in the System ASP
> 2. Change all journals to use the new *JRNRCVs in the System ASP
> 3. Delete all the detached *JRNRCVs in the Nonlibrary User ASP2
> 4. The User ASP2 is now empty
> 5. Create a new Library specifying ASP2 as the ASP, thus making this a
> User Library ASP
> 6. Create new *JRNRCV's in the library in User ASP2
> 7. Change all journals to use the new *JRNRCVs in User ASP2
> 8. Create or restore other objects into the lib in ASP2, as needed.
> 
> Why do I want to do this?? Because usually the capacity in ASP2 is
> underutilized.  For storage of temporary data that will be 'casually'
> used, the extra space in ASP2 might be a good location at times when my
> system ASP is getting high. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Glenn Birnbaum
> 
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