By using INDIRECT CATALOG you can use different SYSRES Sets, but the same SYS1.** names.
Lizette -----Original Message----- >From: Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> >Sent: Nov 21, 2016 3:10 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: Catalogs in a SYSPLEX > >So the answers are > > It depends on what you want to do > Your milage May Vary (YMMV) > >If you want to access the datasets from either Plex easily, a Shared Master is >okay. Remember the master cat should only have Aliases to usercats, and SYS1 >datasets for that environment. If you want SYS1.LINKLIB that is different >from both Plexes, then you probably want separate MCats. > >If both plexes can "share" the common datasets, then you can get by with one >MCAT. > >Or the Mcat on PLEX has the Mcat on Plex b as a user cat and vise versa. > > >So what is the intent of your configuration? > >Separate but equal? Or are they running from a common SYSRES Set? Other??? > > >Lizette > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Travis <tbr...@aessuccess.org> >>Sent: Nov 21, 2016 1:53 PM >>To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >>Subject: Catalogs in a SYSPLEX >> >>We are creating a SYSPLEX of two systems and there seems to be some debate >>about using a single shared master catalog or multiple master catalogs on >>each system. The IBM manuals recommend a single shared master catalog but our >>CE has been advocating multiple catalogs. What are the pros and cons of >>running each? We have two identical systems in the PLEX and for right now >>there is no plan to add more, however that could change at any time in the >>near future. >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
