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This just came up. Which is better: to allocate more, smaller, SORTWKnn DD statements, or fewer, larger, SORTWKnn DD statements, or does it not really matter. By "better", I mean: "Which will result in a shorter run time?". The question came up due to a huge sort this weekend. DFSORT wanted to allocate the SORTWKnn space > 3390-3 volume. We only have 3390-3 volumes. So the question is, do I update defaults to have more than 32 volumes or do we consider creating 3390-9 volumes for SORTWKnn? This is IBM's DFSORT on z/OS 1.8. Yes, I am aware of Syncsort's MAXSORT capability. No, it will not be considered. End of discussion on that point, please.
--------------------------<unsnip>---------------------- My thought would be to allow more SORTWKxx datasets. Just my $.02 worth. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
