The metadata component files for all of the data sets in a library must reside in
the same location specified in the
primary path. If a new data set for a library is created, and the space in the primary path is
full, the
SPD Engine cannot begin creating the metadata component file in the primary path. The Create
operation fails with an appropriate error message. For more information,
see Storage of the Metadata Component Files.The METAPATH= option specifies space that is exclusively overflow space for metadata
component files. The metadata component file for each data set must reside in the
primary path. Overflow populates the METAPATH= location when the primary path is full.
Note: If you are planning to store
data in locally mounted drives and access the data from a remote computer,
use the remote pathname when you specify the LIBNAME. If /data01 and /data02 are
locally mounted drives on the localA computer, use the pathnames /nfs/localA/data01 and /nfs/localA/data02 in
the LIBNAME statement.