To address VSAM Get/Put Request Error

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
 VSAM GET/PUT requests fail with RC=8RPLFDBK X’21080018′ (media manager error x’00140408′) when accessing a VASM data set and the data set has more than 3 volumes which have been recataloged out of the original extent order.    
PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
For out of sequence volumes, the following 2 errors will no longer be given:
Media Manager ERROR CODES=X’00140408′ Management RPLFDBWD [...]

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General Thoughts about VSAM

The term Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) applies to both a data set type and the access method used to manage various user data types.
As an access method, VSAM provides much more complex functions than other disk access methods. VSAM keeps disk records in a unique format that is not understandable by other access methods.
You [...]

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CICS Shr Option (3,3)

We had an instance like the below..
A VSAM file which has got opened by a CICS program in a LPAR region needs to be copied to another LPAR region. We had given shroption (2,3) which doesnt allow us to proceed. As share option 2 allows only one processor at a time to open a data [...]

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