z/OS V1R6.0 DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs

DEFINE NONVSAMlater change the volume serial number of system residence volume withoutalso having to recatalog the non-VSAM data sets on that volume.Abbreviation: VOLUse RACF commands to specify an ERASE attribute in a generic or discrete profilefor a non-VSAM data set. Use of this attribute renders all allocated DASD tracksunreadable before space on the volume is made available for reallocation. Refer tothe appropriate RACF publications for information about how to specify and usethis facility.Optional ParametersCATALOG(catname)identifies the catalog in which the non-VSAM data set, or OAM object is to bedefined. See “Catalog Selection Order for DEFINE” on page 11 for the order inwhich a catalog is selected when the catalog’s name is not specified.To specify catalog names for SMS-managed data sets, you must have authorityfrom the RACF STGADMIN.IGG.DIRCAT FACILITY class. See “StorageManagement Subsystem (SMS) Considerations” on page 2 for moreinformation.catnamespecifies the name of the catalog in which the entry is to be defined.Abbreviation: CATCOLLECTIONspecifies that the entry being defined is an Object Access Method (OAM) entry.This parameter is required when you define an OAM entry. If you useCOLLECTION, you must also specify the RECATALOG parameter.Abbreviation: COLLNFILESEQUENCENUMBERS(number[ number...])specifies the file sequence number of the non-VSAM data set being defined.FILESEQUENCENUMBERS is not applicable for an OAM non-VSAM entryand is ignored if specified.This number indicates the position of the file being defined with respect toother files on the tape. If the data set spans volumes or if more than onevolume is specified, you must specify a file sequence number for each volume.Either 0 or 1 indicates the first data set on the tape volume. The default is 0.Abbreviation: FSEQNOWNER(ownerid)identifies the owner of the non-VSAM data set, or OAM object.RECATALOG|NORECATALOGspecifies whether the catalog entries for the non-VSAM data set are to bere-created or are to be created for the first time. If RACF is installed, RACFaccess authority, defined under SMS, is required.184 z/OS V1R6.0 DFSMS Access Method Services for CatalogsException: If OWNER is not specified, the TSO userid is the default ownerid.RECATALOGspecifies that the catalog entries are re-created if valid VVDS entries arefound on the primary VVDS volume. If valid VVDS entries are not foundon the primary VVDS volume, the command ends. RECATALOG can bespecified only for an SMS-managed data set.