Virtual Storage Access Method
<database> (VSAM) An IBM disk file storage scheme first used in S/370 and
virtual storage. VSAM comprises three access methods: Keyed Sequenced Data Set
(KSDS), Relative Record Data Set (RRDS), and Entry Sequenced Data Set (ESDS).
Both IMS/DB and DB2 are implemented on top of VSAM and use its underlying data
structures.
["Storage" or "Sequential"?]
(2002-07-26)
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Virtual Storage Extended
<operating system> (VSE, formerly DOS/VSE) is a multitasking, IBM
370-architected operating system similar to Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS).
VSE run jobs in partitions rather than address spaces, and uses POWER for
input/output rather than JES, but is largely similar to MVS. Subsequent VSE/ESA
releases gave VSE the XA-370 channel architecture, 31-bit virtual and real
storage support, and data spaces. VSE is the IBM operating system on one-third
of installed IBM 4381s and a significant proportion of IBM 9370s as well. It
offers transaction processing and batch processing capabilities well beyond
Virtual Machine's current capabilities, and has a close affinity with MVS.
(1997-06-09)
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