z/OS Distributed File Service
zSeries File System
Implementation z/OS V1R13
Defining and installing a zSeries file systemPerforming backup and recovery, sysplex sharingMigrating from HFS to zFS
The z/OS Distributed File Service zSeries File System (zFS) is a z/OS UNIX file system that can be used like the Hierarchical File System (HFS). zFS file systems contain files and directories, including Access Control Lists (ACLs), that can be accessed with the z/OS HFS application programming interfaces (APIs).
zFS file systems can be mounted into the z/OS UNIX hierarchy along with other local or remote file system types (for example, HFS, TFS, AUTOMNT, NFS, and so on). zFS does not replace HFS, but it is the z/OS UNIX strategic file system and IBM recommends ...