Managing Users and File Spaces

There are two types of file spaces: SFS and BFS. A BFS file space is also referred to as a Byte File System. In this section, BFS file space is used rather than the term Byte File System to help avoid confusion.

This chapter contains the following procedures for managing the use of a file pool:
  • Enrolling SFS users and creating BFS file spaces
  • Establishing clients for BFS file spaces
  • Changing the amount of space assigned to a file space *
  • Changing a user's threshold value (SFS only)
  • Checking to see who is enrolled or which file spaces exist
  • Determining space assigned to a file space
  • Enrolling PUBLIC
  • Deleting enrolled users and file spaces
  • Deleting everyone enrolled by ENROLL PUBLIC
  • Moving a user or file space to a different storage group
  • Moving a user or file space to a different file pool
  • Renaming file spaces

The procedures followed by an asterisk (*) are done most often. If you are new to file pool administration, you might want to review those procedures.

Note: This chapter is applicable only to SFS file pools, not CRR file pools, except for Step 4: Update the User's z/VM System Directory Entry. CRR file pools do not have users.