Matan, Just for the record, I was using QFTP from Jolly Giant Software to move these datasets. It's a little more MVS friendly than most FTP GUI products.
http://www.jollygiant.com/qftpfiletransfer.html. The datasets were TRSMAIN tersed files. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Hawkins [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 10:03 AM > To: 'IBM Mainframe Discussion List' > Subject: RE: [IBM-MAIN] recommended way to send large files from z/OS to WIN > and backward > > Martin, > > I've used XP PRO and VISTA PRO to FTP 8000+ CYL files to and from z/OS 1.9 > using DSNTYPE=LARGE. It works no problem, and I assume it will work with later > versions of Windows and z/OS. > > When sending Windows to z/OS I used pre-allocated datasets, but you could use > an SMS DATACLAS to get the correct attributes. > > Ron > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > > Lizette Koehler > > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 4:41 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] recommended way to send large files from Z/os to WIN > > and backward > > > > Matan, > > > > I guess I would need to know more about your environment. > > > > For windows - what version > > From mainframe - z/OS V1.?? > > > > Do you have other products like NDM, XCOM, etc on Mainframe/Open Systems??? > > > > Do you use IE, Mozilla, filezilla on Windows? > > Do you have any limitations on the Server for transfers? Some shops might > > limit the amount transferred in one session due to constraints on the > > network. > > > > What I remember, for filesystem limitations, on Windows machines, limitation > > on the system depends on the FileSystem used: > > > > - FAT16 = 2GB limit; > > > > - FAT32 = 4GB minus 2 bytes max limit. > > > > - NTFS = 2TB (that's terrabytes) > > > > So depending on your components, it might be possible. > > > > Lizette > > > > > > > Matan Cohen Wrote: > > > > > > I'm searching for a way to send a large data sets (over 4 GB ) to > > > Windows , > > > the main purpose is to avoid using XMIT on the Data Sets so i prefer > > > not > > > using FTP. > > > The Datasets are DFDSS dumps and I need to ensure I can returned them > > > into > > > the Z/OS in case they are needed. > > > Is it possibale not using XMIT while transfering Data sets? > > > is there a way to able the Z/os FTP to get data sets larger then 4 GB? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
