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The ICKDSF utility: Install and manage DASD volumes Data and storage management on z/OS |
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The ICKDSF utility performs functions needed for the installation, use, and maintenance of IBM® direct-access storage devices (DASD). You also can use it to perform service functions, error detection, and media maintenance. The ICKDSF utility is used primarily to initialize disk volumes. At a minimum, this process involves creating the disk label record and the volume table of contents (VTOC). ICKDSF also can scan a volume to ensure that it is usable, can reformat all the tracks, can write home addresses, as well as other functions. You can use the ICKDSF utility through two methods:
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