(changed) DASD usage of IFS objects

["rich herdman" <rherdman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So, objects in the IFS use more DASD that you would expect?  Interesting...

Maybe that would explain our problem - our DASD usage is growing at
(almost) alarming rate since we went to V5R1, and we have been running daily
DSPLIB's to find the culprit(s).  We have been unable to find any libraries that
are growing that fast, but we do have a bunch of stuff (spread evenly between
lots of little files and a few large files) we put into the IFS on a daily 
basis.

What would be the best way to find out how much DASD is being used by
the IFS?  Would running a RTKDSKINF and then a PRTDSKINF be the best way?
Or is there a faster way to get this?

Thanks.


Rich Herdman
Abbott Foods
Columbus, OH

On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:09:17 -0500, barsa@barsaconsulting.com wrote:

>
>QDOC = Slow
>IFS = Fast
>
>Agreed, however, IFS uses lots of disk space.  Some time ago, I noticed
>that the IFS was consuming lots of tapes, and I did some investigation.  I
>determined that typical objects in the IFS (relatively small) use on
>average about 2 and a half times the amount of disk space that they report.
>
>When I inquired about this to Rochester, literally every developer that I
>spoke to started to respond with the same phrase.  "Well, it's a tender
>balance..."
>
>Al
>
>Al Barsa, Jr.
>Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
>