SET_NUMVOLS_INDEX

(VSAM DEFINES only.) The SET_NUMVOLS_INDEX keyword specifies the number of volumes to be defined for the index component of a VSAM cluster. For instances other than VSAM DEFINES, use SET_VOLCT instead.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramSET_NUMVOLS_INDEX= nn

SET_NUMVOLS_INDEX=nn

Where:

nn is an integer (1 - 59) that specifies the number of volumes.

Default

None.

Environments

ALLOCATE

IDCAMS equivalent

DEFINE CLUSTER(...) INDEX(VOLUMES(VOL001 VOL002) ...)
DEFINE CLUSTER(...) INDEX(VOLUMES(* * * *) ...)

Related selection criteria

NUMVOLS_INDEX

Example

In the following example, the number of volumes to be defined is 2:

SET_NUMVOLS_INDEX=2