You will read about the kinds of file systems and data sets that support the shared file system
capability in the sysplex. Figure 1 shows that, to the end users, the logical
view of the hierarchical file system does not change. From their point of view, accessing files and
directories in the system is just the same. That is true for all end users, whether they are in a
sysplex or
not.Figure 1. Logical view of a shared file system for the end user
This logical view applies to the end user only. However, system programmers need to know that the
illustration of directories found in Figure 1 does not reflect the physical view
of file systems. For example, some of the directories are actually symbolic links.
