Removing a migration level 1 volume that contains an SDSP

The following steps remove all data sets from an ML1 volume that includes an SDSP:

  1. Remove all migrated data sets from the ML1 volume using the FREEVOL command. The data sets will select a target volume using the same selection process DFSMShsm uses during migration. Small data sets that move to another ML1 volume may go into an SDSP data set. The FREEVOL process cleans up data sets in the SDSP in need of scratching.
  2. Verify that all valid data sets are out of the SDSP by using the following command:
    LIST dsname SEL(VOL(ml1volser) SDSP) TERM

    If there are data sets in the SDSP that do not move and are no longer wanted, try to delete them. It is important that you do not leave the control records for a data set in DFSMShsm’s system when you delete the SDSP.

  3. Delete the SDSP data set using IDCAMS.
  4. Check the ML1 volume to verify the SDSP and all user data sets have been moved off the volume. Use ISPF 3.4 or the LIST VTOC command to display the data set list for the ML1 volume. If the ML1 volume contains BACKDS data sets, automatic backup should be run on the primary DFSMShsm host to move them to a backup tape.
  5. DELVOL the ML1 volume from each DFSMShsm host and remove the ADDVOL for the ML1 volume from each startup parmlib. The DELVOL command is issued as follows:
    HSEND DELVOL ml1volser MIGRATION

The former ML1 volume is no longer associated with DFSMShsm.