JCL invoked sort, or invoked from an application? I use the ICEAMn modules, but would suggest using the ICEPRMnn member of PARMLIB to set the SORT parameters. My PARMLIB member is named ICEPRM00 and looks like:
JCL, DYNALOC=(SYSDA,31), DYNAUTO=IGNWKDD INV, DYNALOC=(SYSDA,31), TMAXLIM=10000000 TSO, DYNALOC=(SYSDA,31) TSOINV, DYNALOC=(SYSDA,31) The IGNWKDD is the "magic" that I've been using for years. It tells sort to ignore the user's //SORTWKnn DD statements (actually to dynamically FREE them), then calculate the amount of sortwork need, spreading it over 31 volumes in my case. This really only works for EXEC PGM=SORT type invocations, not when invoked from COBOL or some other HLL. Put this member in your PARMLIB, then issue the z/OS operator command: T ICE=nn In order to works with tape input, we had to implement the CA-1 supplied ICETPEX, which is documented by DFSORT here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICE1CI20/2.5 but it just came with CA-1 in it's LINKLIST'ed CTAPLINK library. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of subscribe ibm-main > Jerry Bergman > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 11:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: z/OS 1.11 DFSORT ICE046A > > Hi, > > We recently upgraded from 1.9 to 1.11. It went well, but now > several of our production jobs are dying with ICE406A - Sort > Capacity Exceeded. The JCL has 3 sortwork DDs with an > allocation of CYL(1,1) or (2,1). Quite frankly I'm surprised > they ever worked. When I tell the application folks they need > to follow the recommendation from the doc for ICE046A, namely > increase their sortwork size, their response is that I need > to set some parameter so they don't have to change their JCL > and if I ask someone will surely know what that parameter is > and tell me. So I am asking. > > Thanks, > Jerry Bergman > County of Kern > [email protected] > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
