Extended VSAM can be released. Standard VSAM cannot be released. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.idad400/defks.htm
On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Willie Bunter <[email protected]> wrote: > I defined the dsn as VSAM EXTENDED format and I ran a LISTCAT to compare the > before and after allocation. > Everything is okay except for the following: > When the dsn was NOT VSAM EXTENDED format the IAM100 IAM FILE ANALYSIS output > showed : > > TOTAL EXTENTS = 49 - TOTAL SPACE ALLOCATED - = 1956000 TRACKS > PRIMARY SPACE = 4350 - SECONDARY SPACE ------- = 4350 CYL > MULTIVOLUME -- = PRIMARY - MAX SECONDARY --------- = 4350 CYL > RELEASE ------ = NO - SHARE OPTIONS --------- = 2 > DATA COMPRESS = SOFTWARE - INDEX COMPRESS -------- = YES > TOTAL RECORDS = 447700657 - INSERTS --------------- = 0 > UPDATES ------ = 0 - DELETES --------------- = 0 > HIGH USED RBA = 104538978 - HIGH ALLOCATED RBA ---- = 104538978 KB > FILE DEFINED - = 2014.298 - 10/25/2014 - 6:26 PM - = 18:26:54 > FILE LOADED -- = 2014.298 - 10/25/2014 - 6:53 PM - = 18:53:07 > > However when the dsn is defined as VSAM EXTENDED it shows > TOTAL EXTENTS = 2 - TOTAL SPACE ALLOCATED - = 95250 TRACKS > PRIMARY SPACE = 6350 - SECONDARY SPACE ------- = 6350 CYL > MULTIVOLUME -- = PRIMARY - MAX SECONDARY --------- = 6350 CYL > RELEASE ------ = YES - SHARE OPTIONS --------- = 2 > FILE DEFINED - = 2014.300 - 10/27/2014 - 1:17 PM - = 13:17:06 > NUMBER OF IAM DATA BLOCKS -------------------- = 0 > EXTENDED HIGH ALLOCATED RBN ------------------ = 0 > > I cannot understand why it is showing RELEASE ------ = YES ? I thought > it could be coming from > Space Constraint Relief . . . : YES > I tried a test and changed the Space Constraint Relief . . . : NO however the > result was the same. > > Could someone shed some light? > > Thanks. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
