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DASD Requirements for Global Variable Checkpoint DIV Data Sets

For information on the DASD requirements for global variable checkpoint DIV data set, see Defining OPSLOG and Checkpoint VSAM Linear Data Sets in the chapter ”Installation” for restrictions on shared DASD.

# Global Variables

Length of Each Global Variable (in Bytes)

Device
Type

Blocks (256 Bytes) Per Cylinder

# Blocks per Variable

Calculated Cylinders

Required Cylinders Including Extra 20%

5000

44

3380

2400

1

3

4

5000

44

3390

2880

1

2

3

5000

100

3380

2400

2

5

6

5000

100

3390

2880

2

4

5

5000

200

3380

2400

2

5

6

5000

200

3390

2880

2

4

5

5000

500

3380

2400

3

7

9

5000

500

3390

2880

3

6

8

5000

1000

3380

2400

5

11

14

5000

1000

3390

2880

5

9

11

5000

2500

3380

2400

11

23

28

5000

2500

3390

2880

11

20

24

10000

44

3380

2400

1

5

6

10000

44

3390

2880

1

4

5

10000

100

3380

2400

2

9

11

10000

100

3390

2880

2

7

9

10000

200

3380

2400

2

9

11

10000

200

3390

2880

2

7

9

10000

500

3380

2400

3

13

16

10000

500

3390

2880

3

11

14

10000

1000

3380

2400

5

21

26

10000

1000

3390

2880

5

18

22

10000

2500

3380

2400

11

46

56

10000

2500

3390

2880

11

39

47

25000

44

3380

2400

1

11

14

25000

44

3390

2880

1

9

11

25000

100

3380

2400

2

21

26

25000

100

3390

2880

2

18

22

25000

200

3380

2400

2

21

26

25000

200

3390

2880

2

18

22

25000

500

3380

2400

3

32

39

25000

500

3390

2880

3

27

33

25000

1000

3380

2400

5

53

64

25000

1000

3390

2880

5

44

53

25000

2500

3380

2400

11

115

138

25000

2500

3390

2880

11

96

116

50000

44

3380

2400

1

21

26

50000

44

3390

2880

1

18

22

50000

100

3380

2400

2

42

51

50000

100

3390

2880

2

35

42

50000

200

3380

2400

2

42

51

50000

200

3390

2880

2

35

42

50000

500

3380

2400

3

63

76

50000

500

3390

2880

3

53

64

50000

1000

3380

2400

5

105

126

50000

1000

3390

2880

5

87

105

50000

2500

3380

2400

11

230

276

50000

2500

3390

2880

11

191

230

100000

44

3380

2400

1

42

51

100000

44

3390

2880

1

35

42

100000

100

3380

2400

2

84

101

100000

100

3390

2880

2

70

84

100000

200

3380

2400

2

84

101

100000

200

3390

2880

2

70

84

100000

500

3380

2400

3

125

150

100000

500

3390

2880

3

105

126

100000

1000

3380

2400

5

209

251

100000

1000

3390

2880

5

174

209

100000

2500

3380

2400

11

459

551

100000

2500

3390

2880

11

382

459