Display Data Set Information

Display Data Set Information

Display Data Set Information

When you enter the line command S in front of an entry (except spool), the "Display Data Set Definition" panel is displayed.

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 Display Data Set Information

 Product : B97 SYSVAR Support : INACTIVE
 Data Set Name : BETA97.LIST

 Database Information
 Short Name : B97LIST File ID : 01008
 CI Size : 04096
 High Alloc RBA : 0000036000
 High Used RBA : 0000003600

 Cache Buffer : 00000100
 I/O-Read : 0000000134
 Type : DA I/O-Write : 0000000034
 Data Set Status : OPN I/O-Requests : 0000003086
 High Water Mark : 90 Percent Caching : 095 Percent
 Warning Threshold : 00010 Cyl. Allocated : 010 Percent


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Fields

Field

Descriptions

Product

Always B97

Dataset Name

VSAM dataset name

If a static system symbol has been replaced in the dataset name, both are displayed; the actual dataset name that is used (system variables have been replaced) and the dataset name that is stored in the database definition file (system variables have not been replaced).

Short Name

Short name of the VSAM dataset

File ID

File ID

CIsize

Specifies the size of the control interval (CI)

High Alloc RBA/
High Used RBA

Number of highest allocated relative byte address and of highest relative byte address in use

Cache Buffer

Number of 4K blocks used for caching

Type

The following values may be displayed:

NO

Database definition file

DA

Data file

KE

Key file

SP

Spool file of type spool

IX

Spool file of type index

CA

Spool file of type cache

GL

Spool file of type global index

LO

Log file

SY

Sync file

Dataset Status

The following values may be displayed:

USE

Dataset is in use

CLS

(Closed) Dataset could not be opened

MOD

(Model) Spool file in status model

ONL

(Read only) Dataset is read-only

FMT

(Format) Spool file is being formatted

EMP

(Empty) Dataset is empty

ERR

(Error) Dataset is in error

FEX

Format extend error

FUL

(Full) Dataset is full

OPN

(Open) Dataset is open

High Water Mark

High water mark (in percent)

I/O-Read

Database read access count

I/O-Write

Database write access count

I/O-Req.

Total number of database requests
(I/O-Read, I/O-Write, and Caching)

Caching

Percentage the database was not accessed directly but via Speed Master

Warning threshold/
Allocated

These two fields are displayed only if the optional MAXSIZE value has been defined for this database in the database definition file:

Warning threshold is a user-defined value (in cylinders) which can be used to monitor the growth of dynamic databases when extends are formatted (messages IRM9549I and IRM9549W).

Allocated displays the amount of allocated space (in percent) in relation to the warning threshold.

The following information is displayed when you scroll down (PF8):

Field

Descriptions

VSAM Information fields

The name of the VSAM catalog, the name of the VSAM cluster, and the name of the VSAM cluster with the type DATA.

Space Information fields

The primary and secondary space requests in cylinders, the maximum length of data set records, the number of records per track, the totally allocated space in cylinders, the number of tracks per cylinder, and the number of extents in use are displayed.

SMS Information fields

SMS information on SMS management classes (MGMTCLAS), SMS storage classes (STORCLAS), and SMS data classes (DATACLAS) is displayed.

Volume Information fields

The number of defined volumes, the number of unused volumes (candidates), and the volser number (1 - 10) of the volume on which the data set is located are displayed.