>         I have posed this question before to the list. I have a volume that
> does not want to come online and I've checked the vm side and it seems
> ok...When I vary the vol on from adsm I get the following message:
>
>      ANR5014E Unable to open disk 0A09 - error 12 received from DISKID.
>
>     ANR1311E Vary-on failed for disk volume 0A09 - unable to access disk
> device.
>
>
>   I have a feeling I keep missing something but do not know what it is? Do
> you have to mount the vol first then vary it on-line.  HELP ANYONE!!!!!!!!
>

Been there, done that, asked it. This is the response I got:

>From crockett AT VNET.IBM DOT COM Fri May 24 14:20 CDT 1996
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>From: "Dave Crockett" <crockett AT VNET.IBM DOT COM>
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>Was the volume 0A01 already defined to ADSM where you disk the DSMMDISK?
>Try deleting the volume from ADSM and then re-defining it.
>
>Dave Crockett - ADSM development

Thank you, again, Dave!

IHTH

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