Chris, I read that section of the manual. However, I don't think we are referencing the same dump data sets. The book is not remotely specific in regards to the treatment of these DD statements in the EPWFFST proc. I think that the section you are referencing are dynamic dumps that are in addition to the ones coded in the proc. Perhaps I am reading the manual incorrectly.
But I think the phrase "FFST will dynamically..." indicates that the dynamic dumps are not related to the DD statements. >From the book... When a software probe is executed and the caller chooses to request a dump, FFST will dynamically allocate a data set and generate an unformatted dump. The name of the data set will be as follows:user_name.system_name.applid.DMPxxxxx To add to the general weirdness, I have two systems sharing the FFSTLOGx DD and there are updates from both systems. Which I suppose is to be expected when using DISP=SHR. I cannot make any definitive statement as to the general integrity of the contents of the data set. <VBG> Rob Schramm On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Chris Mason <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rob > > > Does anyone know if the FFSTCKPT, FFSTLOGx & AND FFSTDUMP data sets must be > > unique? > > I always find this form of posing a question very curious! > > The answer is always "Yes" if the product referenced is at the very least > still being maintained.[1] > > I'm sure what you really and simply mean is as follows: > > "Must the FFSTCKPT, FFSTLOGx & AND FFSTDUMP data sets be unique?" > > Or, more elaborately, as follows: > > "Would someone be so kind as to tell me whether or not the FFSTCKPT, FFSTLOGx > & AND FFSTDUMP data sets must be unique?" > > Anyhow the answer for at least the FFSTDUMP data set, as hinted in the sole > manual covering MVS and VM FFST, is "Yes". > > <quote> > > xxxxx is a sequence number which makes the dump data set name unique > > </quote> > > http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/EPW1A103/1.2.1 > > Perhaps you just need to check the references to FFSTCKPT and FFSTLOGx in > this sole manual to answer your question regarding the these other data sets. > > - > > [1] If you search the archives for the thread "What is the point of FFST?" > from April, 2011, you will find that whether or not FFST is still being > maintained was under discussion. Mr Zelden even simply considers FFST > worthless - as one can assume does the "Wizard of Lodz". > > - > > Chris Mason > > On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:55:39 -0400, Rob Schramm <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Does anyone know if the FFSTCKPT, FFSTLOGx & AND FFSTDUMP data sets must be > >unique? I always thought they must be setup by system... but I can't find > >anything to confirm or deny whether they are unique or shared. > > > >Rob Schramm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
