GA announcement: Promote adoption of Linear VSAM support - System dataset naming flexibility

[Dale Russell]

Members of the Datacom CADRE Community,

Datacom's support for Linear VSAM datasets provides possible additional zIIP offload and allows the adoption of IBM-provided Pervasive Encryption to sites wanting a shop-wide encryption standard.  This functionality is part of Datacom's overall Optimization and Security/Compliance strategies.

Linear VSAM dataset support for Datacom data and index areas has been GA for a number of months.  Now we are extending that support to the three Datacom system files.

Previously the system file datasets were constrained to a single naming standard. With this enhancement, customers with different naming standards for VSAM and non-VSAM datasets have more flexibility and can adopt our VSAM support for the system files as they become GA, instead of waiting until support for all three system files is GA.

This enhancement, LU09688, supports the adoption of Linear VSAM Datasets by letting database administrators specify the names of the CXX (Directory), LXX (Log Area) and FXX (Force Area) independently. It provides greater flexibility in naming these system files by allowing independent overrides of the DBSYSID macro parameter DSN_XXX.

• LU04745 and LU06896 provided full Linear VSAM support for Datacom/DB data and index areas and utilities allowing 24x7 migration.
• LU08897 provided Linear VSAM support for the FXX (Force area).
• Support for the CXX (Directory) is currently in customer validation.
• LXX (Log area) support is still forthcoming.

For additional information, please see the TechDocs New Features list.

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Dale Russell
Product Owner, Datacom Product Family
Broadcom Software
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[James Huckert]

Is this supported in Datacom/AD ?  

Thanks
James

[Kevin Shuma]

Yes, Datacom/AD can implement VSAM LDS support for datasets.

Kevin Shuma
Sr. Database Strategist
*Broadcom Software*

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[Dale Russell]

And, @James Huckert, we plan to help Datacom/AD sites that are interested in using Linear VSAM datasets move to that format.  We are producing a Datacom/AD Service Update PAX in the near term that will have jobs to facilitate that process.  Stay tuned.

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Dale Russell
Product Owner, Datacom Product Family
Broadcom Software
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[James Huckert]

Great! That would be helpful. I am interested in doing it for my Datacom/AD environments where I run CA-7. 

Thanks
James

[Nakesha Newbury]

Hello James,

FYI.  We are holding a workshop conference day on Monday, June 12 at our Broadcom office.  One of our sessions is a 2-hour workshop on implementing and migrating to VSAM Linear Datasets.  Please let me know if you can attend.

Best Regards,

Nakesha Newbury

Datacom Product Manager

[e-mail]

[Steve Roy]

Will this be available, even as a recording to view later, for those not able to be at your facility?

Thank you,

Stephen (Steve) Roy

[Nakesha Newbury]

Hello Steve!

We won't be able to record the live workshop event, but we will be able to repeat the workshop again, if there is customer interest.   If we enabled a virtual option on Monday, June 12th for the VSAM class, would you be able to attend?  The session takes place from 1:30pm CT to 3:30pm CT.

[Steve Roy]

Monday 6/12 I can be available.

Thank you,

Stephen (Steve) Roy

[Nakesha Newbury]

Hello Steve,

Sending you an email...

[James Huckert]

Hello Nakesha, 

I will not be able to join.  If you do end up offering a virtual class that day I would sign up for it. 

Thanks

James

[Nakesha Newbury]

Hello James!

Can you email me at [e-mail] and we can get you signed up.

Thank you!