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Allocating Space

IDCAMS allocates in CI increments; it does not use the capacity of a whole track. Therefore, more accurate space conversion is possible if CI capacity is used instead of byte capacity. The following table shows cylinder and track factors:

Restore Clusters Conversion

TRK=

CYL=

3330 to 3350

0.75

0.475

3350 to 3330

1.33

2.1

3380 to 3390

0.83

0.83

3390 to 3380

1.2

1.2

Usage Rules

The following usage rules apply to the CYL TRK parameter:

Example

In the following example, the space factors are converted from a 3380 to a 3390:

RESTORE   CYL=.83  TRK=.83
CLUSTER
CL=+