Converting K-PAM files into NK-PAM files

With the aid of the COPY-FILE command or the COPFILE macro, K-PAM files can be converted into NK-PAM files with the block format “NO” (see the example below) subject to the condition that the user section of the PAM key is not used i.e. has the value XL8'00'. The software product PERCON (see the “PERCON” manual [12 (Related publications)]) can be used in order to convert a K-PAM file into an NK-PAM file with the block format “DATA”.

Example: Converting a K-PAM file into an NK-PAM file (block format “NO”) using the COPY-FILE command

/ADD-FILE-LINK LINK-NAME=DMCOPY22,FILE-NAME=nk-pam-datei,
                 BLOCK-CONTROL-INFO=*NO
/COPY-FILE FROM-FILE=k-pam-datei,TO-FILE=nk-pam-datei,
                 BLOCK-CONTROL-INFO=*IGNORE-ATTRIBUTE

K-PAM files can also be converted to NK files with the block format "NO" using the PAMCONV utility routine or by saving and restoring with HSMS/ARCHIVE.

If existing applications do not require the PAM key, it is recommended to convert to NK-PAM files on NK disks to benefit from the better performance and higher utilization of disk space.