VSAM Entry Detail panel
The Catalog Services: VSAM Entry Detail panel is used to display the parameters of a selected VSAM data set, allowing you to review or modify them. The information displayed varies according to the type of entry.
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VSAM Catalog Entry:
Data set name . . 'SYATES.UNITTEST.RFM0189.CLUSTER.KSDS1'
Catalog ID . . . . 'CATALOG.USER3.SYSPLEXD'
Additional information available with Stats(F11) and ASsocs(F6) commands.
Basic Information:
VSAM data type . . KSDS KSDS, ESDS, RRDS, VRRDS or LDS
Creation date . . 2003/12/17 (351)
Expiration date . ***None***
Last modified date ***None***
Data component . . 'SYATES.UNITTEST.RFM0189.DATA.KSDS1.DATA'
Index component . 'SYATES.UNITTEST.RFM0189.INDEX.KSDS1.INDEX'
VSAM Associations:
Path . . . . . . .
AIX . . . . . . .
Data component .
Index component
Path . . . . . .
SMS Definitions: Backup/Logging:
SMS managed . . . Y BWO . . .
Data class . . . . *UNKNOWN Log . . .
Storage class . . PRIMARY Logstreamid
Management class . PRIMARY
Last backup date . 0000.000.0000
VSAM Cluster Attributes:
CI size . . . . . 20480 size of the data control intervals
Buffer space . . . 41984 buffer space to be allocated at open time
Share options . Cross region . 1 Cross systems 3
Process options Reuse . . . . N Recovery . . . Y
Spanned . . . N Erase . . . . N
Extended . . . N Extended addr N
Compressed . . N Writecheck . . N
VSAM Data Allocation:
Allocation unit . CYL REC, KB, MB, TRK, or CYL
Space . . . . . Primary . . 1 Secondary . 0
Record size . . Average . . 4089 Maximum . . 4089
Free space . . % of CI . . 0 % of CA . . 0
Number of volumes . . . . . . 1 Tracks allocated . 15
Volume serial(s) . D$US01
Device type(s) . . 3390-3
VSAM Key Definition:
Key length . . . . 64 Key offset . . 0
VSAM Index Allocation:
CI size . . . . . 1024 size of the index control intervals
Allocation unit . TRK REC, KB, MB, TRK, or CYL
Space . . . . . Primary . . 1 Secondary . 0
Number of volumes . . . . . . 1 Tracks allocated . 1
Volume serial(s) . D$US01
Device type(s) . . 3390-3
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- Parameters for a VSAM entry
- These panels show catalog information such as:
- The VSAM data set type
- The creation date
- The expiration date
- The date and time last modified
- VSAM associations (cluster, AIX®, and path)
- The SMS attributes
- Backup/Logging options
- The control interval size
- The buffer space to be allocated at open time
- The share options
- Reuse (Y or N)
- Recovery (Y or N)
- Spanned (Y or N)
- Erase (Y or N)
- Extended (Y or N)
- Extended addressed (Y or N)
- Compressed (Y or N)
- The space unit for allocation
- The number of units for primary and secondary allocation
- The average and maximum record size
- Free space, as a percentage of the control interval and control area
- Total volumes and tracks allocated for data and index components
- Up to five volume serials and device types
- The key length
- The position of the key within the record (starting with 1)
- Whether the key must be unique (Y or N)
- Up to five key ranges (specified as hexadecimal numbers)
Note: For most of these parameters, you can use the Help function key (F1) to obtain an explanation about the parameter. - Parameters for a path
- If you select a path, you can see:
- The creation date
- The expiration date
- The associated alternate index
- The associated cluster
- Parameters for a non-VSAM entry
- If you select a non-VSAM entry, you can see:
- The creation date
- The expiration date listed in the catalog
- Up to five volume serials and device types
- The SMS attributes
Note: If you change the expiration date for a non-VSAM entry with Catalog Services, this change does not affect the expiration date in the disk VTOC or tape header. Only the catalog entry is changed.If the data set is a GDG (generation data group) member or has aliases, you can also see:- The GDG base
- The alias or aliases
- Parameters for a GDG base
- If you select a GDG base, you can see:
- The creation date
- The expiration date
- The maximum number of GDG members
- The names of the first five GDG members
- Parameters for an OAM object collection
- If you select an OAM object collection, you can see:
- The creation date
- The expiration date
- The SMS attributes
- The directory token
- Parameters for an alias
- If you select an alias, you can see the user catalog or data set to which the alias points.
Parent panels
Child panels
- None.
Equivalent functions
- None.