System and method for updating non-VSAM data set control information for data transferred from a source to a target
US6189015A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99952
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for maintaining non-VSAM data set control information when moving a non-VSAM data set from a source volume to a target volume, even if the data set is not read into a host. After data is moved from the source volume set to the target volume set, each target volume is analyzed to determine the last track and record used by the data set and this information is recorded the in each target volume virtual table of contents (VTOC). In one embodiment where the volume geometry is identical, the last track and record are determined by examining the last target volume not completely filled with data from the data set. In this last target volume, accessing the VTOC of the last source volume containing data for the data set to obtain the R value for the DS1LSTAR of the last source volume and determining a TTR value for the data set on the first target volume having a TT value equal to the total number of tracks occupied by the data set and an R value equal to the R value of the last source volume and recording in the VTOC of the last target volume the TTR value for the DS1LSTAR of the last target volume.
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