On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:08:39 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:07:17 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
>>>
>>>3. In the case of a PDSE growing excessively large, you may want to shrink
>>>it manually now and then.
>>> 
>>Will MIGRATE/RECALL accomplish this for a PDSE?  (I believe it will for PDS,
>>and for PS, but only if secondary extents are defined.)
>>
>>Is there a better way?
>
>You can just use FREE on ISPF 3.4 to release unused extents.   
> 
MIGRATE/RECALL, IIRC does:

o compress

o release unused extents

o consolidate remaining extents

o Trims the now single extent snugly to DS1LSTAR.

(Not necessarily as distinct operations.)

The last isn't necessarily a Good Thing; as soon as you touch
it, you get a secondary extent.

-- gil

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