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Terms Used in This Chapter

This chapter uses the following terms:

CMS data

CMS formatted minidisks and CMS files

SFS data

User storage groups, file spaces, and directory structures in an SFS file pool, SFS files, and authorizations associated with these entities

BFS data

BFS file spaces, directories, files, permissions, and ownerships

Special CMS minidisks

CMS minidisks recomputed using the RECOMP option of the CMS FORMAT command (for example, the CMS system minidisks), or prepared for use with the CMS RESERVE command (for example, SQL/DS database minidisks)

Non-CMS minidisks

Minidisks not formatted for CMS; examples include minidisks used to store VSAM clusters and OS or DOS data sets