VSAM 1 - Introduction to VSAM

VSAM – Virtual Storage Access Method.
In Mainframe Database are divided into two types.

DB2                                                                 FILES


FLAT FILES                                               NON-FLAT FILES
PS                                                                VSAM
                                                                     ESDS
                                                                     KSDS
                                                                     RRDS
                                                                     LDS

  • Flat files are mainly used to store data for backup.
  • Used to transfer from one PS to another PS.
  • VSAM is an independent DB.
  • It contains different components like
    1.     NAME component
    2.      DATA component
    3.      INDEX component
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