Even now large data sets are not fully supported by all IBM products, let alone ISV products. For that reason, it might be premature to jump into them with both feet. Experiment yes, but be cautious about putting them into production.
Early on in the 1.7 ESP, it was discovered that the large data set indicator bit in the VTOC had been used historically by a veteran data management product. The indicator bit was moved to another spot before GA to avoid lots of customer grief. . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU> wrote on 03/28/2006 11:49:29 AM: > We are planning our migration from 1.4 to 1.7 and concerned about the > large sequential data set offering. Reasons include: ISV and IBM > Product readiness, environmental impact etc. > > Two Questions: > 1) Are folks planning on exploiting the "large sequential data set" > when they initially migrate to z/OS 1.7? > > 2) If not, what technique are you going to use to prohibit the > exploitation? > > Thanks, > Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
