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Subpool Categories

Subpool categories are predefined variables that represent certain groups of subpools from which to allocate space. To use subpool categories, you must be a manager and have a subpool list defined in the MANAGERS file. You can specify subpool categories with the following commands:

The subpool categories are listed in the following table.

Variable Subpool Category

Subpools Specified†

*MINE

Your list of subpools

*MNGR

Your owning manager’s list of subpools

*BOTH

Your owning manager’s list of subpools and your list of subpools, in that order

*ANY‡

Your owning manager’s list of subpools and your list of subpools in that order, then the remaining subpools in the reverse order of their appearance in the DASD CONFIG file

† Subpools specified by a category include all the subpools listed in the DASD CONFIG file that fall in that category except those defined with the EXPLICIT attribute on a SUBPOOL record.

‡ You must have ANYPOOL authorization to use the *ANY subpool category.

Note: For more information, see Authorizations for Command Processing.