Displaying system databases

Procedure

Select option D.2 from the "Service Manager Selection Menu" to display the "Dictionary Selection Menu".
Select option 4 to call the "Display System Databases" panel. This shows a table of all the system databases:
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Display System Databases ( LEFT/RIGHT )

Data Set Name X Sta FileID Buffer % Type HWM
BETA09.DB.DEF OPN 00001 00000000 050 NO 00
BETA09.DB.SYNC OPN 00255 00000000 001 SY 90
BETA09.DB.VDF OPN 00256 00000020 004 DA 90
BETA09.DB.VDF.KEY OPN 00257 00000020 007 KE 90
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Scroll to the right (normally PF11) to view additional information.

Columns

Column	Description
Dataset name	Name of the system database.
Stat	The Status column can contain one of the following: USE (in use): the dataset is in use CLS (closed): the dataset cannot be opened MOD (model): not available for VDF ONL (read only): the dataset can only be read FMT (format): not available for VDF EMP (empty): the dataset is empty ERR (error): an error occurred FEX Format extend error FUL (full): the dataset is full OPN (open): the dataset is active and can be used by the started task
FileID	File identification number; the file ID is automatically assigned by the system.
Buffer	Number of buffers that can be used for cache.
%	Number of 4K blocks in use displayed as percentage.
Type	Database type. The following database types may be displayed: DA (DATA) for a VDF.Data file. KE (KEY) for a VDF.Key file. SY (SYNC) for a Sync.Data file. NO for a definition file. SP (SPOOL) for a spool file. CA (CACHE) for a cache file. IX (INDEX) for an index file.
HWM	Displays the high water mark value (in percent), which is used as a warning level for used space You can change the high water mark of a database using BST05CMD or BST05UPF. (For examples, see the description of the corresponding utility in "Databases and database batch utilities" in BSA Installation and System Guide.)
VolSer	The volume currently in use. When SMS is displayed here, the assignment of a volume or unit has been left to the SMS.
Unit	The unit type where the dataset is stored.
Space	The space in cylinders required by the dataset.
CIsize	The size of the Control Interval (CI). This can be a value between 1 and 7. The value specified will then be multiplied by 4096.
Short Name	Short name of the dataset.