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Just thought I would share this information should you want to move from v4 to
v5 zFS files.  This is for z/OS V2.1.  You would need to check for your level of
z/OS.



There is a parm you can use to set the default format of a zFS filesystem to V5
in IOEFSPRM. 

format_aggrversion=4 Sets the default format for new zfs datasets to v4 
format_aggrversion=5 Sets the default format for new zFS datasets to v5


I am afraid there is no mass conversion utility, but there is something you
might find useful and that is the 

change_aggrversion_on_mount 

IOEFSPRM option. With this option enabled zFS v4 datasets would be converted to
v5 then next time they are mounted. This can also be done with the converttov5
configuration option in IOEPRMxx or with CONVERTTOV5 on the mount command
itself. To maximize the conversion I would enable both 

change_aggrversion_on_mount and 

CONVERTTOV5.  

See this manual on z/OS Moutn command:     https://ibm.biz/BdrTcb 

CONVERTTOV5 | NOCONVERTTOV5
    Specifies whether a zFS read/write file system is assigned the converttov5
attribute. If it is assigned the converttov5 attribute and the aggregate is a
version 1.5 aggregate, zFS automatically converts directories from v4 to
extended (v5) as they are accessed. If the converttov5 attribute is assigned at
primary mount time, a version 1.4 aggregate is changed to a version 1.5
aggregate.

    If automatic directory conversion for a directory fails, the conversion is
not attempted again until the file system is unmounted and mounted again.

    The converttov5 attribute can also be assigned if the MOUNT option is not
specified but the converttov5 specification in the IOEFSPRM file is on when the
file system is mounted or remounted.

    The default is NOCONVERTTOV5. However, the converttov5 attribute can also be
assigned if the converttov5 specification in the IOEFSPRM file is on when the
file system is mounted or remounted.




Lizette Koehler
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