what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / guest

FREE SPACE(FPSC)

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / ram

C.I/C.A Split.

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / xyz

1. VSAM increases the disk space requirements. For self-
reorganization free space must be deliberately left.
2.Except for read-only the integrity of VSAM datasets in
cross region/system must be maintained by the user.

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / sachin

THE BIGGEST DISADVANTAGE IS VSAM OCCUPIES MORE DASD SPACE
THAN NON VSAM

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / avinash kumar techrel

Free space Used in Contol Interval.

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / nihar ranjan karan

The biggest disadvantage of a VSAM dataset I believe is
that it can be only be created on a DASD. So it obviously
means you cannot use any other media for storage and
retrieval of VSAM datasets.

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / vinothkumar

DISADVANTAGES:
(i)the vsam file have FREE SPACE parameter with in the CI.
so,it will take large memory space.
(ii)it have CONTROL INFORMATION by itself. that's why it
will take more memory space.

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what's the biggest disadvantage of using a VSAM dataset?..

Answer / philippe van de woestyne

Also the overhead (shareoption(4)) when sharing (I/O) the
same file from multiple environment, EG Cics + Batch

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