>A more important issue is that the. data that will be written to the new >SYS1.MANx dataset is queued in memory until the dataset is available. >This means that you have a potential window of opportunity for data loss if the delay is extended and you run out of memory for storing the records or if the new file is not large enough to hold all the queued data (you want multiple [ie: 3 or more] MANx datasets as well as large ones).
Yes, but I've never worked with less than 6. And, I've made them all as large as possible. The only time I've lost SMF data is due to a bad tape for archival, and that was a long time ago. To me, a 1.5 min switch is a trivial concern. - I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! Kimota! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
