Abstract for MVS Planning: Global Resource Serialization

This information supports z/OS® Version 2 (5650-ZOS) and describes global resource serialization, which is part of MVS™.

Purpose of this information

This information describes how to plan for a global resource serialization complex. Global resource serialization (GRS) allows users on multiple systems to serialize access to processing and logical resources, such as data sets on shared DASD volumes.

Who should read this information

This information is intended to help you with planning the use of global resource serialization.

Using this information requires you to be familiar with the MVS operating system and the services that programs running under it can invoke.