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Create partitioned data sets (PDS).
Usage
zowe zos-files create data-set-partitioned <dataSetName> [options]
Positional Arguments
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dataSetName
(string)- The name of the data set that you want to create
Options
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--allocation-space-unit
|--asu
(string)-
The allocation unit (for example, CYL for Cylinders)
Default value: CYL
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--attributes
|-a
(boolean)- Show the full allocation attributes
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--block-size
|--bs
|--blksize
(number)-
The block size for the data set (for example, 6160)
Default value: 6160
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--data-class
|--dc
(string)- The SMS data class to use for the allocation
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--data-set-type
|--dst
|--dsntype
(string)- The data set type (BASIC, EXTPREF, EXTREQ, HFS, LARGE, PDS, LIBRARY, PIPE)
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--device-type
|--dt
|--unit
(string)- The device type, also known as 'unit'
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--directory-blocks
|--db
|--dirblks
(number)-
The number of directory blocks (for example, 25)
Default value: 5
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--management-class
|--mc
(string)- The SMS management class to use for the allocation
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--primary-space
|--ps
(number)-
The primary space allocation (for example, 5)
Default value: 1
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--record-format
|--rf
|--recfm
(string)-
The record format for the data set (for example, FB for "Fixed Block")
Default value: FB
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--record-length
|--rl
|--lrecl
(number)-
The logical record length. Analogous to the length of a line (for example, 80)
Default value: 80
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--secondary-space
|--ss
(number)- The secondary space allocation (for example, 1)
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--size
|--sz
(string)- The size of the data set (specified as nCYL or nTRK - where n is the number of cylinders or tracks). Sets the primary allocation (the secondary allocation becomes ~10% of the primary).
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--storage-class
|--sc
(string)- The SMS storage class to use for the allocation
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--volume-serial
|--vs
|--volser
(string)- The volume serial (VOLSER) on which you want the data set to be placed. A VOLSER is analogous to a drive name on a PC.
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--response-timeout
|--rto
(number)- The maximum amount of time in seconds the z/OSMF Files TSO servlet should run before returning a response. Any request exceeding this amount of time will be terminated and return an error. Allowed values: 5 - 600
Zosmf Connection Options
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--host
|-H
(string)- The z/OSMF server host name.
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--port
|-P
(number)-
The z/OSMF server port.
Default value: 443
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--user
|-u
(string)- Mainframe (z/OSMF) user name, which can be the same as your TSO login.
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--password
|--pass
|--pw
(string)- Mainframe (z/OSMF) password, which can be the same as your TSO password.
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--reject-unauthorized
|--ru
(boolean)-
Reject self-signed certificates.
Default value: true
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--base-path
|--bp
(string)- The base path for your API mediation layer instance. Specify this option to prepend the base path to all z/OSMF resources when making REST requests. Do not specify this option if you are not using an API mediation layer.
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--protocol
(string)-
The protocol used (HTTP or HTTPS)
Default value: https
Allowed values: http, https
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--cert-file
(local file path)- The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication
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--cert-key-file
(local file path)- The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication
Profile Options
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--zosmf-profile
|--zosmf-p
(string)- The name of a (zosmf) profile to load for this command execution.
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--base-profile
|--base-p
(string)- The name of a (base) profile to load for this command execution.
Base Connection Options
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--token-type
|--tt
(string)- The type of token to get and use for the API. Omit this option to use the default token type, which is provided by 'zowe auth login'.
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--token-value
|--tv
(string)- The value of the token to pass to the API.
Examples
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Create an empty PDS with default parameters:
zowe zos-files create data-set-partitioned NEW.PDS.DATASET
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Create an empty PDSE using data set type LIBRARY:
zowe zos-files create data-set-partitioned NEW.PDSE.DATASET --data-set-type LIBRARY