Defining pools: VLPOOL

Use the VLPOOL command to define pools and to set release actions for all volumes in the pool. See Organizing the removable media library for information about pooling. When you add a new volume to the library, DFSMSrmm assigns it a shelf location from the specified pool. Figure 1 shows an example of the VLPOOL command and the operands you can code in the parmlib member EDGRMMxx.

Figure 1. Parmlib member EDGRMMxx VLPOOL command examples

VLPOOL PREFIX(Y2*) TYPE(R) DESCRIPTION('CUSTOMER REEL TAPES') -
         MEDIANAME(3420) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y)
VLPOOL PREFIX(Y3*) TYPE(R) DESCRIPTION('CUSTOMER 3480 CARTRIDGES') -
         MEDIANAME(3480) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y)
VLPOOL PREFIX(P0*) TYPE(R) DESCRIPTION('SOFTWARE PRODUCT REELS') -
         MEDIANAME(3420) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y)
VLPOOL PREFIX(P2*) TYPE(R) DESCRIPTION('SOFTWARE CARTRIDGES') -
         MEDIANAME(3480) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y)
VLPOOL PREFIX(C*) TYPE(R) DESCRIPTION('MVS AND VM BACKUP TAPES') -
         MEDIANAME(3480) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y)
VLPOOL PREFIX(X8*) TYPE(R) DESCRIPTION('IN TAPES') -
         MEDIANAME(3480) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y)
VLPOOL PREFIX(M*) TYPE(S) DESCRIPTION('SCRATCH POOL') -
         MEDIANAME(3480) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y) SYSID(DG4)
VLPOOL PREFIX(*) TYPE(R) DESCRIPTION('EVERYTHING ELSE') -
         MEDIANAME(3480) RACF(Y) EXPDTCHECK(Y)
VLPOOL PREFIX(D*) NAME(DEFAULT) TYPE(S) SYSID(SYS1) -
         DESCRIPTION('Default pool')
VLPOOL PREFIX(S*) NAME(SPECIAL) TYPE(R) -
         DESCRIPTION('EDGUX100 set pool')