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IGNORE Record

Use the IGNORE record to indicate which user IDs or minidisks that CA VM:Secure is to ignore when it checks for overlapping minidisks.

IGNORE userid [vaddr]

Configuration File

IGNORE is defined in the DASD CONFIG file.

Definitions

userid

Specifies the user ID whose minidisks are to be ignored.

vaddr

Specifies the virtual device address of a specific ignored minidisk, owned by userid. If you do not specify a virtual device address, all minidisks owned by the specified user ID are ignored.

Note: To prevent accidental overlays, specify a virtual address to be ignored rather than defaulting to all minidisks for a user ID.

Note: If an IGNORE record identifies only a user ID and that user ID owns a minidisk that is not a full‑pack minidisk that resides within a non‑CP‑owned extent defined to CA VM:Secure, a new minidisk can be allocated on top of the ignored minidisk. All the files on the ignored minidisk will be destroyed.

Description

CA VM:Secure does not detect a minidisk overlay involving ignored minidisks. Ignored user IDs and minidisks are ignored for a number of other CA VM:Secure functions as well. For instance, CA VM:Secure does not perform any of these functions on ignored minidisks or minidisks belonging to ignored user IDs:

• Moving or formatting
• Changing with the CHANGE command
• Transferring with the TRANSFER command
• Mapping with the MAP command
• Updating directory links if that minidisk is deleted or its owner or virtual address is changed

However, you can use CA VM:Secure to remove an ignored user ID or an ignored minidisk from the directory. When an ignored user ID is removed from the directory, associated minidisks are not formatted.

Specify overlay definitions on an IGNORE record. Some sites define dummy minidisks that deliberately overlay CP extents or other minidisks. These overlay definitions are typically assigned to NOLOG user IDs and are not used in normal system operation.

Full‑pack minidisks and minidisks defined within a fixed CP extent must be ignored. To protect your CP extents properly, you must define an EXTENT record with an asterisk.

Note: For more information, see EXTENT Record.

You cannot continue IGNORE records beyond one line.