John Eells wrote: >z/OS DFSMS Using Data Sets documents maximum data set sizes, including limits >for both extended format and nonextended format VSAM data sets, in Topic >1.3.2.3. It says that nonextended VSAM data sets have a limit of 4GB*.
>(4GB* / 56664 / 15) = 5,053 cylinders (approximately) One extent across up to 59 volsers? Or sum of all extents? (Of course I have RTFM, but if I missed it, please tell me.) At least VSAM datasets are not limited to 65 535 tracks. That is a relief for those space hungry DB2 DBAs. >* I believe that is most likely GiB for the pedantic among us. LOL. ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
