Estimating runtime resources

Use the following topics to estimate the runtime resources of HD Pointer Checker.

Estimating the sizes of work data sets for HD Pointer Checker automatically
HD Pointer Checker can estimate the approximate sizes of some work data sets that HD Pointer Checker dynamically allocates in a pointer check job. You can use the estimates to specify the data class, storage class, or the DD statements for the work data sets.
Estimating the sizes of work data sets for HD Pointer Checker manually
This topic explains how to estimate the size of the work data sets for HD Pointer Checker.
Estimating the storage needed for HD Pointer Checker manually
To estimate the amount of storage required for HD Pointer Checker, use the following formulas. The storage size depends on certain options in the PROCCTL data set.

Parent topic: HD Pointer Checker utility