DSRESV System Option: z/OS

Requests exclusive use of shared disk volumes when accessing partitioned data sets on shared disk volumes.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: File Control: EXTFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXTFILES
Default: NODSRESV
z/OS specifics: All

Syntax

DSRESV | NODSRESV

Required Arguments

DSRESV
reserves the device, which prevents other processors from accessing the volume on which the partitioned data set resides.
NODSRESV
enqueues the resources that are defined by the operating environment.

Details

The DSRESV option controls whether certain SAS utility procedures, such as PDSCOPY, issue the RESERVE macro instruction when they access partitioned data sets on shared disk volumes.