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New Features for MCP Based LINC Systems
$ Be transferred using other Generate Sets (using the Configure Generate set field on
the Transfer Selection screen)
$ Be defined as base systems for Model LINC Systems
If the Generate Set used to configure your LINC System is a BNA Generate Set, it must be
the same Generate Set used to generate the LINC System. This restriction ensures that all
DMS files are compatible.
Specifying Sort Memory
In LINC Release 16.3, you can specify the amount of sort memory to be used when
database reorganizations are required. This new feature will improve the times taken to
perform reorganizations, especially of large databases.
The Allowedcore field has been added to the A Series Generate Options screen to enable
you to enter the amount of memory to use. The A Series Generate Options screen is
described in your LINC Generate Operations Guide. Similar fields have been added to the
Environment Options screen of the Configure Utility and the Home screen of the Database
Management Utility (DMU).
Before using this feature, you should check the hardware your site is using can provide the
amount of memory you intend to use.
The default value for the Allowedcore field is 0 (zero), which means that a default value of
12,000 words per reorganization task (the same as in releases prior to LINC Release 16.3) is
used.
Avoiding Unplanned Reorganizations
In LINC Release 16.3, you can take advantage of the DASDL options POPULATIONINCR
and POPULATIONWARN to reduce unplanned reorganizations when database structures
reach their logical capacity. These options enable you to automatically increase the
population of a structure, or to request a warning when the population approaches the
limit.
For a generated LINC System, or a LINC System configured using a Configure Generate
Set, the population options can be set for the entire database, or for individual Ispecs (the
Event set is considered as a single Ispec). For a LINC System configured using the LINC
Configure Utility, the options can be changed only for the entire database. You can use
DMU to set the options for the database, individual Ispecs, or the Event set.
See your MCP Based LINC Administration and Operations Guide for generation issues.
Improved Offline Reorganizations
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