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Interdependency of ADDDS Parameters

The following table summarizes the interdependency of the ADDDS parameters for SMS and non-SMS data sets; it illustrates the parameters that you must use, parameters you can optionally use, and parameters you do not specify.

Parameter

Data Set Not Managed by SMS

Data Set Managed by SMS

BLKSIZE

Optional

Optional

CYLINDER

Required

Required

DATACLAS

Do not specify

Optional

MGMTCLAS

Do not specify

Optional

STORCLAS

Do not specify

Optional

UNIT

Optional

Optional

VOLSER

Optional

Optional