If there were nothing else below the 16M line except for FST, the maximum is 262144. Start with that number and subtract 64 for every page < 16M that is otherwise occupied. This is obviously less than the 279711 files on your 2 disks. Is it possible for you to limit what gets put in the FST by accessing by mode number (acc 999 x/x * * x2)? Another possibility would be to put the files in SFS and use them without accessing the directories, or by using subdirectories to limit the number of files accessed.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:59 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: How Many Files Can Be on a Minidisk Before It > Cannot be ACCESSed? > > It is a CMS architecture limit. Do not make me go to IBMIN. > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Imler, Steven J > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:44 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: How Many Files Can Be on a Minidisk Before It > Cannot be ACCESSed? > > Are you sure the minidisk is not corrupted? Do you have a > backup product that might help to tell you that it is? > > > JR (Steven) Imler > CA > Senior Sustaining Engineer > Tel: +1-703-708-3479 > steven.im...@ca.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] > On > > Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) > > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:36 AM > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > Subject: How Many Files Can Be on a Minidisk Before It Cannot be > ACCESSed? > > > > We have a minidisk with 152715 files on it and another with 126996 > > files. Since the FAT is below the line, we cannot access both of > these > > minidisks concurrently. > > DMSACP109S Virtual storage capacity exceeded > > > > Given that the "S" and "Y" disks as well as CMS take storage below > 16M, > > does anybody have an idea of approximately how many files > will go on a > > minidisk (I suppose an SFS directory will have the same concern) > before > > it cannot be accessed? >
