Question

If VSAM is out of space, how do you fix the problem?

Answer 1

If VSAM is running out of space, you can fix the issue as follows:

1. Create a new VSAM dataset with additional space allocated.
2. Copy the old VSAM file into the new VSAM dataset using the IDCAMS REPRO command.
3. Alter/rename/delete an old VSAM dataset using IDCAMS.
4. With IDCAMS, the new VSAM dataset can be altered/renamed to the original VSAM dataset's name.