Re: STRASPBAL Odd Behaviour

If you add only and then balance later they don't get that attribute.

- L

rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Esteemed Larry,

When YOU ask questions about disk, I get concerned.
I just added two 140gb disk drives to a 520 in an 0595 this morning, V5R4.
CHKASPBAL

Unit 7 is selected for end allocation. Unit 8 is selected for end allocation. ASP balancing type *CAPACITY is active for ASP 1.

Why "end allocation"? Isn't that normally reserved for preparing to remove drives from a system?

WRKDSKSTS

Size % I/O Request Read Write Read Write % Unit Type (M) Used Rqs Size (K) Rqs Rqs (K) (K) Busy

   1  4328   141129  80.5  481.5      6.3    42.3  439.1   28.0    4.2 20
   2  4328   105847  80.5  201.0      5.5    24.1  176.9   14.7    4.2 0
   3  4328   105847  80.5  246.2      6.2    28.7  217.4   21.7    4.2 0
   4  4328   105847  80.5  180.8      4.8    24.8  155.9    7.7    4.3 0
   5  4328   105847  80.5  256.3      5.0    29.5  226.7   11.2    4.2 0
   6  4328   141129  80.5  602.8      5.5   113.1  489.6    8.2    4.9 40
   7  4328   141129    .4   49.0      4.2      .3   48.6    8.0    4.1 0
   8  4328   141129    .5   73.9      4.2     1.9   71.9    7.2    4.2 20

Now you really have me concerned.

Called IBM. Apparently if the machine pool is getting hammered this could run for days. Also they just look like they are "end allocation" as part of the balancing operation.

Rob Berendt