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Data Set Information - VSAM Variable-Length RRDS

The Data Set Information – VSAM VRRDS (Variable-Length RRDS) screen displays two pages of information about the VSAM file definition, allocation parameters, record activity counts, activity dates, and statistics about the definition and use of the data and index components of the file.

---------- CA File Master Plus -- Dataset Information - VSAM VRRDS ---------- COMMAND ===> Dataset Organization: VSAM VRRDS (Variable-Length Relative Record Dataset) Cluster Name: ABC.TEST.VRRDS03 Volume Data: ABC.TEST.VRRDS03.DATA CAI001 Index: ABC.TEST.VRRDS03.INDEX CAI001 Dataset Definition: Component Allocation: Data Index Average record size 58 CISIZE 2048 3072 Maximum record size 108 Allocation Unit CYLS TRKS Share options 2,3 Primary 1 1 Buffer space 7168 Secondary 1 1 SMS Information: Extents used 1 1 Storage class Allocation Parameters: Data class Load restartable NO Management class Write check NO Activity Dates: Erase on delete NO Creation date 2012/05/21 Replicated index NO Expiration date Reuse option NO Spanned records NO End to exit ENTER for more information about RRDS file

The top section of the VSAM Variable-Length RRDS Data Set Information Screen contains the DSN of the cluster, data, and index components of the Variable-Length RRDS VSAM file. To the right of the DSN of the data and index components is the volume serial of the first volume for each of the components. If the component has multiple volumes defined, the volume serial is followed by a plus sign (+).