We have tons of VSAM KSDS and only reorg when the dataset fills. I abandoned "therapeutic reorgs" years and years ago. Near as I can figure a massive waste of time and effort.
On 7/6/05, Ron Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello listserv members, > > Mark Thomen really hit my hot button on his last response: > > > Ask Ron Ferguson who preaches "don't reorg based on split counts", or > > check out the VSAM Demystified Redbook. Or do your own studies. > > Which is better - downtime for a major application, or reorging a > > file that doesn't need it? As a result of this change to IDCAMS I've > > had discussions with several customers who were SHOCKED to discover > > they didn't need to reorg. They quietly said "thank you" and changed > > their processes. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
