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Subject: Better support for multiple master catalogs in a sysplex
I have just raised an RFE regarding support for better sharing of VSAM system
datasets (such as RACF, ICSF key stores and ZFS file systems) when used in a
sysplex with multiple master catalogs. Please wou
I have just raised an RFE regarding support for better sharing of VSAM
system datasets (such as RACF, ICSF key stores and ZFS file systems) when
used in a sysplex with multiple master catalogs.
Please would you examine it and support of relevant for you.
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I have just raised an RFE regarding support for better sharing of VSAM
system datasets (such as RACF, ICSF key stores and ZFS file systems) when
used in a sysplex with multiple master catalogs.
Please would you examine it and support of relevant for you.
Thanks
Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw
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I'd still like to know how this works. What's in your master cat? What's
in your sysres cat?
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> We currently have a 2 LPAR sysplex and the master
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Jesse 1 Robinson wrote:
>The rule for IT is much like the rule for life: as soon as you delete/discard
>something, you will need it the next day. ;-)
Next day? Aw, come on! In IT it is wayayayayayaya too long in the future. I
rather expect that need within 15 minutes ... ;-)
... or while you
Jesse 1 Robinson wrote:
I have to admit that locating MCAT on sysres avoids one step that we need to
take. We run seven 'sysplexes' (some monoplex) that do not share any resources
including MCAT. When we install a new release, there are often new sysres data
sets that need to be cataloged on a
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Agreed, way too much risk. We don’t swap master cat's at all either. No
reason to, except maybe those shops that cannot fit the entire SYSRES on one
volume, so you have the issue where DSN A is cataloged on the first volume of
the set pr
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As noted earlier in this
Jesse 1 Robinson wrote:
As noted earlier in this thread, sysres datasets should be cataloged with
volser ** and unit . That tells the system to look on the currently
IPLed sysres regardless of volume name.
BTW I don't subscribe to the floating MCAT strategy. Our master catalog lives
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> " Prior to this job I worked at a shop w
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> " Prior to this job I worked at a shop where we supported sysplexes from a
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" Prior to this job I worked at a shop where we supported sysplexes from a
single system to up to 10 LPARs in a single sysplex. The master catalogs were
not shared , I think I would put forth
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We currently have a 2 LPAR sysplex and the master catalog in not shared. Prior
to this job I worked at a shop where we supported sysplexes from a single
system to up to 10 LPARs in a single sysplex. The master catalogs were not
shared , I think I would put for
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:44:19 +, Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote:
>I would put forth one big reason for not sharing the master catalog,
>would be system upgrades, when we went through the z/OS upgrades,
>there were times where SYS1. Level data sets location changed from
>one release to the next an
Travis
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I was doing some research and I cannot seem to find any specific mention of
using a single shared master catalog in the manuals. It doesn't mean I was
looking in the corre
order for those data sets to
be viewed on other LPAR's than the LPAR we create them on we must catalog them
on each system. I would imagine that this is analogous to the processes
involved with multiple master catalogs or shared master catalogs in
ajesh
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I was doing some research and I cannot seem to find any specific menti
By using INDIRECT CATALOG you can use different SYSRES Sets, but the same
SYS1.** names.
Lizette
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>So the answers are
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I was doing some research and I cannot seem to find any specific mention of
using a single shared master catalog in the manuals. It doesn't mean I was
looking in the correct manuals it
Separate but equal? Or are they running from a common SYSRES Set? Other???
Lizette
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>We are creating a SYSPLEX of two systems and there see
I was doing some research and I cannot seem to find any specific mention of
using a single shared master catalog in the manuals. It doesn't mean I was
looking in the correct manuals it just means that what I had been told may not
be 100% accurate. The manuls do seem to IMPLY that a shared master
, 2016 3:54 PM
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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
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We are creating a SYSPLEX of two systems and there seems to be some debat
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Subject: Catalogs in a SYSPLEX
We are creating a SYSPLEX of two systems and there see
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
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