The following items are questions which the Swami has frequently received, or that he believes are of general interest. Some were gleaned from VSE-L archives maintained by Google.com, The Swami's favorite search engine, while others came from direct e-mail queries of general interest, or the Swami's vast experience with VSAM.

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• General Questions
  • General topics about DASD, disks, and more.
• Batch Performance Questions
  • The Swami's #1 Favorite Batch Performance Hint
• On-line Performance Questions
  • The Swami's collection of CICS and on-line performance Questions and Answers
• Disk Space Allocation Questions
  • Questions The Swami's been asked about VSAM space allocation
• Backup and Recovery Questions
  • The Swami's Backup and Recovery Hints and Answers
• Sharing Questions
  • Considerations about sharing, SHAREOPTIONS, and other issues.