>"by just not using all the permanent"? This reminds me of the UNIX user who
>justifies not being able to un rm by saying that you shouldn't delete files
>that you don't mean to, and if you do, well, some people just shouldn't use
>computers.
>
>I've prevented (dataset) space problems with careful and scrupulous
>monitoring, and monitored carefully by building tools to monitor
>automatically, but if Debbie is right, crashing or any other loss of service
>is a high price to pay for what may be an aberrant surge in activity (like
>the space problem I did suffer during a physical inventory).
>
>----------
>From:  Bill Lancaster[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Friday, November 15, 1996 12:49 PM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       Re: 4 GB Disc Drives
>
>Debbie G. said:
>
>>Good job Fred, except whoops..... <pardon me>
>>
>>Make that a:
>>volutil> NEWVOL MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET:MEMBERx x 75 75
>>
>>... or use 80/80 for Permanent and Transient space, but never 100% for
>>permanent.  Great way to crash a system eventually.  I'm sure you realize
>>users are like kids and money -- they use all resources available without
>>understanding the impact of what they're doing.  Go 100% on permanent
>>space
>>without room for transient space and you don't have to worry about
>>performance
>>anymore ... the system's down anyway. ;-)
>>
>
>Actually,
>
>I have always done 100,100 with nary a problem.  You can go to 100%
>permanent and still leave
>room for transient by just not using all the permanent.  I have configured
>hundreds of systems this
>way and never seen a problem.
>
>You will *not* crash your system this way.
>
>Bill
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