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What is max input files that can be concatenated

Postby mainframerhum » Sat May 02, 2009 12:10 am

Hi. What is the maximum number of input files that can be concatenated as input? Thanks !!
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Re: What is max input files can concat for DFSORT?

Postby MrSpock » Sat May 02, 2009 12:13 am

It doesn't matter what program is used. The absolute max for the system is 3273.

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Re: What is max input files that can be concatenated

Postby Bill Dennis » Sat May 02, 2009 1:00 am

The 3273 total is for all DDs in the whole step. A single DD concatenation will be less, even more so if any files allocate more than one device (unit).
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