The INACTIVE subparameter specifies the percentage of CSA that is available to DFSMShsm for NOWAIT MWEs when DFSMShsm is inactive. This prevents the CSA from being filled with NOWAIT MWEs when DFSMShsm is inactive.

Both the ACTIVE and INACTIVE CSALIMITs are expressed as percentages of the maximum amount of CSA DFSMShsm is limited to. Both specifications (ACTIVE and INACTIVE) affect the management of NOWAIT MWEs, which are ordinarily a small part of the total DFSMShsm workload.

The DFSMShsm default is 30%. When you start DFSMShsm, this limit changes to the active limit.