5.6. RLS enhancements
What follows is a list of RLS enhancements. The majority of them are introduced in z/OS DFSMS 1.3. Refer to “VSAM functions by release level” on page 2.
5.6.1. RLS/KSDS extended addressability
When VSAM RLS support was announced with DFSMS/MVS V1R3, it did not support VSAM KSDS extended addressability (EA) format. In other words VSAM RLS component retained the 4 GB architectural limit for the component size imposed by using the 4-byte field for the relative byte address (RBA) addressing mechanism. DFSMS/MVS V1R4 removed this restriction by supporting RLS EA for VSAM KSDSs, and therefore VSAM RLS now supports VSAM KSDSs up to the current multivolume limit of 59 DASD volumes.
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