Classification: Confidential The last time I looked, DF/SORT required single extent SORTWK. SYNCSORT did not.
I suspect that SORTWKxx overrode SMS. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 3:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Can SORTWKnn Data Sets Use More Than One Volume? [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] On Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:49:24 +0000, Michael Watkins wrote: > ... A quick search of the IBM documentation doesn't seem to provide a > conclusive answer. Anyone got a clue? > I'm confident you'll get a knowledgeable answer. I wonder, which is better: o More single-volume data sets for greater I/O overlap? o Fewer multi-volume data sets using less buffer space? SORT knows best; let it choose. Or using only 64-bit virtual for workspace? The technique should be designed with LoR to optimize paging. Do virtual disks do anticipatory reads? Is bus bandwidth saturation a concern? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: ________________________________ The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
