Sequential datasets have a limit of 16 extents. Once a volume is up to 16 extents and needs more space, it goes to another volume or abends with a Sx37 abend. Alternatively, there may not be room on the volume for another extent, I.E. 400 cylinders on a mod 1, the 3rd extent could not fit.
On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:57 AM, ibmnew <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear > >>It means that if the dataset is multivolume, when it expands to another >>volume you can decide wether you want to use the amount of the primary >>allocation or the amount of the secondary allocation to expand. >>Suppose you have a dataset created with SPACE=10,5 cylinders > > What situation do dataset expands to another volume ? > > If the dataset is full, it will extent 5 cylinders. > > When it extent 5 cylinders,the volume is full. In this situation,does > dataset expand to another volume? > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
