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Enlarging the CP Object Directory (Keeping It on the Same DASD Volume)

This section describes how to enlarge the CP object directory without moving it to a different DASD volume. For instructions on enlarging the CP object directory by moving it to another DASD volume, see Enlarging the CP Object Directory (Moving It to a Different DASD Volume).

Monitor the CP object directory so that you can enlarge its directory extents when it runs out of control block space. This happens during normal directory use.

To check your CP object directory, look for the following messages at CA VM:Secure startup time. The first message indicates how many objects (users, profiles, and pool members) you have in the directory and how many pages of space the directory needs to hold the control blocks:

065I DIRECTORY CONTAINS number USERS number PROFILES AND
     number POOL MEMBERS ON number PAGES

The second message indicates the total directory size and how much is available:

294I THE DIRECTORY CONTAINS number TOTAL PAGES. number PAGES
     ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE

When the messages indicate that you need to enlarge the CP object directory allocation (there are few pages available compared to the total directory size), take the following steps to calculate the recommended size and then to change it to at least that size. (The next several pages provide details for completing each of these steps.)

To enlarge the CP object directory

1. Calculate the number of pages that CA VM:Secure needs to initialize the directory.
2. Find enough free space on the current CP–owned volume for the entire directory.
3. Update a placeholder minidisk in this space, if necessary.
4. Change the appropriate EXTENT record in the DASD CONFIG file so that it accurately reflects the new location of the CP object directory.
5. Back up the current CP directory.
6. Stop CA VM:Secure.
7. Format and allocate the new extent.
8. Restart CA VM:Secure.