Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-17 Thread Barry Merrill
If you specify multiple-volume by default, for example five volumes, then there will be five EXCP segments created in every SMF 30 record for every DD in this data class, even though only one volume was used. Those extra segments exist even when not allocated to a DEVNR, and thus are useless. For

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-15 Thread Traylor, Terry
that shouldn't be made multi volume What datasets should not be multi-volume? We currently only assign specific datasets a dataclas and everything else defaults to null. We are thinking of creating a default dataclas that will make everything multivolume. Any recommendations will be gr

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-15 Thread R.S.
Darth Keller wrote: HSM CDS is VSAM and it cannot be Extended Format. (EF EA is available when RLS is used). Not True - Our CDS's are currently Extended Format and we are not using RLS yet. I believe it is *no longer* true. I remember such requirement in the past. As with other limitation

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-15 Thread Darth Keller
> HSM CDS is VSAM and it cannot be Extended Format. (EF EA is available when RLS is used). Not True - Our CDS's are currently Extended Format and we are not using RLS yet. Our BCDS is currently defined on a mod-27 with a primary allocation of 12000 cylinders. We're shooting for a yearly re-

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-15 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
"gsg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > What datasets should not be multi-volume? > > We currently only assign specific datasets a dataclas and everything else > defaults to null. We are thinking of creating a default dataclas that will make > everything multivo

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-15 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
""Ted MacNEIL"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<431910343-1192228109-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-6017 [EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > >What datasets should not be multi-volume? > > PDS & PDSE do not support multi-volume. > I think BDAM and FBS do not either, but I'm going by memory

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-14 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 22:29 + on 10/12/2007, =?utf-8?B?VGVkIE1hY05FSUw=?= wrote about Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume: What datasets should not be multi-volume? PDS & PDSE do not support multi-volume. I think BDAM and FBS do not either, but I'm going by memory on that (not

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-14 Thread Traylor, Terry
. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gsg Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume What datasets should not be multi-volume? We currently only assign spe

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-13 Thread R.S.
gsg wrote: What datasets should not be multi-volume? As a beginning see "Using Datasets" manual, SC26-7410 You will find out, that PDS and PDSE cannot be mutlivolume, as well as HFS on non-SMS managed volume (SMS-managed can be mutli-vol). Remarks: 1. The limitations do change with system l

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-12 Thread Russell Witt
frame Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of gsg Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 5:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume What datasets should not be multi-volume? We currently only assign specific datasets a dataclas and everything els

Re: Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>What datasets should not be multi-volume? PDS & PDSE do not support multi-volume. I think BDAM and FBS do not either, but I'm going by memory on that (not very reliable these days). - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For I

Datasets that shouldn't be made multi volume

2007-10-12 Thread gsg
What datasets should not be multi-volume? We currently only assign specific datasets a dataclas and everything else defaults to null. We are thinking of creating a default dataclas that will make everything multivolume. Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated. TIA --