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Definitions

oldvolser newvolser

Identifies the current volser for the volume and specifies the new volser to replace it.

LABEL | NOLABEL

Changes (LABEL) or does not change (NOLABEL) the physical volser in the volume label.

If you use LABEL, CA VM:Secure detaches the volume from the system and reattaches it using the new volser. To use LABEL, the service virtual machine must have CP privilege class B or the equivalent CP authorization. No user can have an actual link to any minidisk on the volume if you run CHGVOLNM with LABEL. You cannot change the volser of a CP‑owned volume.

You may use NOLABEL if the physical volser has already been changed using a separate procedure. You may also use NOLABEL if the volume is not physically available; however, since CHGVOLNM will update user directory entries to reference the new volser, users will not be able to link to their minidisks on the volume until the physical volser is renamed. You can run CHGVOLNM with NOLABEL even if users have links to minidisks on the volume.