Parameter name | Value range | STD value |
SSMAPRI | 3...65535 | 24 |
SSMASEC | 3...65535 | 24 |
These parameters define the size of the primary and secondary allocation for system output files. The parameters are valid for files created with the following commands:
/ASSIGN-SYSOUT
/ASSIGN-SYSLST
Whenever one of these system output files is used for the first time, a cataloged file is created with the size defined by SSMAPRI and SSMASEC. The file names are:
S.OUT.tsn.yyyy-mm-dd.hhmmss.cnt
S.LST.tsn.yyyy-mm-dd.hhmmss.cnt
SSMAPRI
Primary allocation in PAM blocks for the task-specific spoolout files or for reassigned system files which were created with an ASSIGN ... command.
SSMASEC
Secondary allocation in PAM blocks for the task-specific spoolout files or for reassigned system files which were created with an ASSIGN ... command.
The optimum values for primary and secondary allocation of these SPOOL output files are heavily dependent on the type of the load. Unless experience indicates otherwise, the default values of 24 PAM blocks for each should be used.