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DASD CONFIG File Records

The following table shows the sequence requirements of the records that appear in the DASD CONFIG file. For a sample DASD CONFIG file, see Sample DASD CONFIG.

Record

Sequence Requirements

Quantity Allowed

SUBPOOL

Must appear before the specified subpool is referenced by an EXTENT record

Multiple

DEVTYPE

Must appear before the specified device is referenced by a VOLUME record

Multiple

VOLUME

Does not require that an EXTENT record follow it. When one does not, all space on the entire volume is treated as not controlled by CA VM:Secure; the volume itself is controlled

Multiple

EXTENT

Must appear immediately following the VOLUME record to which it applies, or following other EXTENT records for the same volume

Multiple

IGNORE

Can appear anywhere in the file

Multiple

NOLINK

Can appear anywhere in the file

Multiple

You can manage DASD through CA VM:Secure if you identify the DASD to CA VM:Secure in its DASD CONFIG file.