Printing DASD Data

You can use DFSMSdss to print DASD data to the SYSPRINT data set or to a sequential data set in print format. The records in the output data set are blocked to better use DASD space. For data set printing, tracks are printed in the logical sequence of the data set on the volume, not in the physical cylinder and head sequence.

You can print the following data:

A non-VSAM data set that is specified by a fully qualified name. You need not identify the data set location.
VSAM data sets, including key-range data sets at the component level but not at the cluster level.
Ranges of tracks.
All or part of the VTOC. You need not identify the VTOC location.

You can optionally print only the tracks on which read errors occur for any of the preceding items.