About DP-VOLs

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

A DP-VOL is a virtual volume that has no physical memory space. A DP-VOL is created in a pool for Dynamic Provisioning for Mainframe. For Compatible Software for IBM® FlashCopy® SE, a DP-VOL needs to be created in advance.

The following table shows the type of DP-VOL and the emulation type that can be set for the type of DP-VOL.

Type of DP-VOL Emulation type
TSE-VOL 3390-A
ESE-VOL 3390-A
DP-VOL with no attribute 3390-A
Note: The created TSE-VOL cannot be changed to another type of DP-VOL.