I've "unbuttoned" the "ARCHIVER" (CBTTAPE file 147) for some upgrade
work, thanks to a problem I've discovered. This problem is due to the
limit on the LRECL/BLKSIZE of any non-VSAM dataset being processed. In
certain isolated cases, any record may GROW instead of shrink when going
through the ARCHIVER's compaction process (using the Huffman algorithm).
(I may install ADAPTIVE HUFFMAN; I don't understand LZW well enough to
attempt it just yet.)
I need to know: what is the maximum RECORDSIZE I can define for the
ARCHIVE cluster, on 3380 or 3390 devices. Assume that I will not specify
a CISIZE but rather let IDCAMS choose a size. I'd like to expand the
ARCHIVE record to 65,520 if I can.
The use of the SPANNED attribute doesn't bother me, having used it
before, long ago during ARCHIVER development, but I would like to avoid
it if possible.
TIA
Rick
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