Jake,

First it is always helpful to supply a full description of your issue and your 
z/OS Level.

If you are talking about non LINKLST libraries - No
If you are talking about Linklst Libraries - Yes and the following applies.

Second, by going to the z/OS MVS Init and Tuning Reference manual, you should 
have been able to find your answers.

1)  The number of data sets you can concatenate to form the LNKLST 
concatenation is limited by the total number of DASD extents the data sets will 
occupy. The total number of extents must not exceed 255. A partitioned data set 
extended (PDSE) counts as one extent.

The system concatenates as many of the data sets as possible until the limit of 
255 extents is reached. The system ignores the remaining data sets. When the 
limit has been exceeded, the system writes error message IEA328E to the 
operator's console. This message is issued whether the concatenation is defined 
by LNKLSTxx or by PROGxx.

2) When using PDSs and PDSEs, you can allocate LNKLST data sets with secondary 
extents. However, IBM® suggests that PDSs in the LNKLST be allocated with only 
primary extents, for two reasons. First, this makes it easier to stay within 
the 255-extent limit for an active LNKLST concatenation. without having to 
reallocate data sets in fewer extents initially. Second, if a PDS will be 
updated while in the link list, it can be extended if it has been allocated 
using secondary space. This can cause members to be placed in extents that did 
not exist when the LNKLST concatenation was opened. Any attempt to access a 
member in a new extent causes the requesting program to abend with a logical 
I/O error. This recommendation does not apply to PDSEs.

If a LNKLST PDS has expanded into a secondary extent since the most recent IPL 
you can IPL or take the appropriate steps to redo the LINKLST

An internet search and reading manuals can be your friends.


Lizette


> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Jake anderson
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 11:26 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Extents more than One for load modules library
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I see some of a product load modules have extents more than 1 like 2 and 4.
> I still the product runs with no error and abend. Are there any impact to the 
> product if
> the libraries are more than 1 ?
> 
> Could you please suggest me if it is good to run the product with extents 
> more than
> 1.
> 
> Jake
> 
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