If it is just a PS file, allocated the new empty one on the other load and just ftp it over there and you are finished.
_______________________________ Dave Jousma Vice President | Director, Platform Engineering Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Peter <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2025 10:27:16 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Multi volume dataset copy I did pre allocate a empty dataset on 9 volume but it failed after 6th volume On Sun, 21 Dec 2025, 00:02 Radoslaw Skorupka, < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes, of course. The limit is 59 for both: SMS and non-SMS datasets. > However... do you have those volumes? > First try to use IEFBR14 and allocate empty dataset on target volumes. > Then you can use it for copy operation. > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > Lodz, Poland > > > > W dniu 20.12.2025 o 19:48, Peter pisze: > > Hello > > > > A general question > > > > A non-sms dataset cannot span over volume count of more than 6 ? > > > > Cause I was able to allocate using ISPF 3.2 dataset on 11 mod27 but the > job > > failed with the below error spanning not more than 6 volumes. > > > > I used IDCAMS repro to copy > > > > IEC032I E37-08 , IFG0554P. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 20:24 Radoslaw Skorupka, < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> W dniu 20.12.2025 o 01:08, Michael Watkins pisze: > >>> From memory: No z/OS dataset can span more than 59 volumes. 16 > extents > >> can reside on each volume unless the data set is SMS-managed and the > >> DSNTYPE is defined as 'EXTENDED', in which case up to 123 extents can > >> reside on each volume. However, unless Extent Constraint Removal is > >> specified as 'Y' in the DATACLAS, the total number of extents spanning > all > >> volumes is 255. > >> > >> Not exactly. > >> Datasets are limited to 16 or 123 extents per volume. > >> Some datasets can be multi-volume, other datasets are single-volume > >> only. Maximum is 59 volumes (on DASD). > >> Some datasets are limited to 64k TRK per volume, other are not limited. > >> The limits depends on dataset organisation and type. Examples: > >> basic PS - 16 ext, 59 vol, 64k TRK > >> large PS - 16 ext, 59 vol, 16M TRK > >> extended format PS - 123 ext, 59 vol, no known limit for size. > >> PDSE - 123 ext, 1 vol, no practical limit for size. > >> VSAM - 123 ext, 59 vol, 4GB limit size (with exception for ZFS) > >> ext-fmt & ext-addr VSAM - 123 ext, 59 vol, 4G CI size (up to 128 TB), > >> other interesting features. > >> > >> (the above is not full list) > >> > >> SMS is pre-req for extended format, however as we can see it is not > >> pre-req for 123 extents. > >> Extent constraint removal is for VSAM only and for VSAM-specific limit > >> (255 ext per dataset or rather component). > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Radoslaw Skorupka > >> Lodz, Poland > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
