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'''[[VSAM]]''' (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a filesystem technology used in IBM mainframes. | '''[[VSAM]]''' (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a filesystem technology used in IBM mainframes. | ||
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[[JCL]] (Job Control Language) is used to control access to such systems. | [[JCL]] (Job Control Language) is used to control access to such systems. | ||
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* [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r12.idad400%2Fdef2.htm Defining a Data Set with JCL] | * [http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r12.idad400%2Fdef2.htm Defining a Data Set with JCL] | ||
* [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG246105/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm VSAM demystified] | * [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG246105/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm VSAM demystified] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:46, 2 January 2021
VSAM (Virtual Storage Access Method) is a filesystem technology used in IBM mainframes.
VSAM is not a filesystem per se, it is a layer which sits on top of the IBM VTOC filesystem.
JCL (Job Control Language) is used to control access to such systems.
[edit] Links
- Wikipedia article
- VSAM tutorial (actually a bunch of code samples)
- Defining a Data Set with JCL
- VSAM demystified
