Creating the User Name Server PDSE

This is part of the larger task of creating a User Name Server on z/OS.

Create the User Name Server PDSE, for example using option 3.2 on ISPF. The name of the PDSE must be the same as the JCL variable ++COMPONENTDATASET++. Allocate a data set with:
  • Eight directory blocks
  • 15 tracks (or 1 cylinder) of 3390 DASD with a record format of fixed blocked 80
  • A suitable block size (for example 27920)
  • A data set type of library
Related concepts
User Name Server
Related tasks
Creating a User Name Server on z/OS
Creating the User Name Server directory on z/OS