Sv: DSKBAL on V4R3

I added a disk or two once (way before DSKBAL) and used this 'manual
method':

1. Fill up the new disk with one big multimember PF initializing all
members with a number of dummyrecords (so that they will really fill the
new space)

2. Remove the members VERY slowly (only a little faster than you need the
space)

3. If possibly do the 'remove' just after a backup. then restore this
backup immediately on the 'not-very-unballanced' system. Alternatively do
a RGZPFM if you can allocate the files long enough.

This worked fine, giving a normal good ballanced WRKDSKSTS, although it
looked as if QSYS-objects (which I didn't restore) tended to stay on the
'old' disks.



Regards

Henrik Krebs

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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Andre Toche [SMTP:andre.toche@turboline.be]
> Gesendet am:  Mittwoch, 07. April 1999 10:34
> An:   Midrange
> Betreff:      DSKBAL on V4R3
> 
> I will install 3 additionnal disks on a system with 13 disks (4 GB).
> I want to use the new DSKBAL command to have a balanced system.
> 
> Did someone already try this command ?
> If yes, how long do you think it could tke to balance 25 GB on 16 disks
> instaed on 13 ?
> 
> TIA
> Andre Toche

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