Thanks Hayim, That was my experience. I inherited RACF at my old shop, and never thought much about the sharing setup; it worked fine. We had one box, w Prod/Test/Tech LPARs, and one RACF. No problems. It’s good to know the options.
Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 11:21 AM, Hayim Sokolsky <[[email protected]](mailto:On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 11:21 AM, Hayim Sokolsky <<a href=)> wrote: > Normally I'd recommend asking this question in the RACF-L. > > RACF has supported sharing the RACF Database long before the existence of GRS > or Sysplex. The critical rule is that the RACF Database must be shared the > same way across all the systems using that RACF Database. The ways of sharing > are: > > 1. Shared disk with Reserve/Release - this is what RACF did prior to sysplex. > 2. Simple sharing within a sysplex without a coupling facility - > SYSPLEX(NODATASHARING) > 3. Sysplex with a coupling facility - SYSPLEX(DATSHARING) > > As long as all systems have the same setup listed above, things work fine. > However, if some systems are using SYSPLEX (DATASHARING or NODATASHARING) and > others are not using SYSPLEX, the RACF Database will quickly get destroyed > because they are not serializing changes the same way. Once broken, there is > no remedy except restoring an old copy of the RACF Database prior to the > damage. > > Hayim Sokolsky (he/him/his) > Director, Software Engineering > Rocket Software, USA > E: [email protected] > W:RocketSoftware.com > > The views I have expressed in this email are my own personal views, and are > not endorsed or supported by, and do not necessarily express or reflect the > views, positions, or strategies of my employer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Peter > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 12:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Sharing RACF DB in monoplex > > EXTERNAL EMAIL > > Hello > > Good evening > > Is it possible to share one RACF DB in a monoplex environment of 4 LPARS ? > Without using RRSF and making GRS for serialization across the 4 LPARS > > Any experience or advise is much appreciated > > Peter > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ================================ > Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ■ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ■ > Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 > Contact Customer Support: > https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport > Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - > http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences > Privacy Policy - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy > ================================ > > This communication and any attachments may contain confidential information > of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Rocket > Software immediately and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
