A DP-VOL can have the ESE-VOL or TSE-VOL attribute or no attribute. DP-VOLs with no attribute are not compatible with some IBM® mainframe functions. Multiple attributes cannot be set for a DP-VOL.
The following table shows whether the DP-VOL attribute can be changed.
| Attribute before change | Can the attribute be changed to the following? | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ESE-VOL | TSE-VOL | DP-VOL with no attribute | |
| ESE-VOL | - | No | Yes |
| TSE-VOL | No | - | No |
| DP-VOL with no attribute | Yes | No | - |