IBM z/OS V2R2: Storage Management and Utilities

Catalogs and IDCAMS

This chapter describes the changes to catalogs and IDCAMS that were introduced with z/OS V2R2.

This chapter includes the following topics:

•6.1, “Overview” on page 60

•6.2, “Catalog RAS enhancements” on page 60

•6.3, “IDCAMS enhancements” on page 63

•6.4, “Generation Data Group enhancements” on page 66

6.1 Overview

Catalogs are vital to enable large environments to exist and be manageable. Without catalogs, the process of locating and accessing data sets on thousands of volumes is difficult. At the same time, IDCAMS assists ...