Supported volume emulation types

Provisioning Guide for Mainframe Systems for VSP One Block 85

Version
10.5.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-26VSP1B034-02
ft:lastEdition
2026-05-04

The following table lists the volume emulation types supported by Volume Retention Manager.

Volume emulation type

Description

Mainframe-only volumes:

  • 3390-1, 3390-2, 3390-3
  • 3390-9, 3390-A, 3390-L, 3390-M

These volumes can be accessed only by mainframe hosts.

The assigned access attributes are applied when mainframe hosts access the volumes.

Multiplatform volumes:

  • 3390-3A, 3390-3B, 3390-3C
  • 3390-9A, 3390-9B, 3390-9C
  • 3390-LA, 3390-LB, 3390-LC
  • 3390-MA, 3390-MB, 3390-MC

These multiplatform volumes can be accessed by both mainframe hosts and open-systems hosts. If you want to change the access attributes of these volumes, contact customer support.