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   '-SPHERE-'   

SPHERE specifies that DFSMSdss also select all associated alternate index clusters whenever you select a VSAM base cluster. You do not need to specify individual names of sphere components, only the base cluster name. If you specify a volume list (with LOGDDNAME or LOGDYNAM), you do not need to specify the volumes on which the AIX® clusters reside.

To select an entire sphere, specify the base cluster name by using fully or partially qualified data set names. If you specify SPHERE but not the base cluster name, DFSMSdss processes only those data components of the sphere whose names are specified.