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DFSMS HSM

Routing messages to extended console on the host that submitted the QUERY USER also from other involved HSMs.

Details available in TS022568398 HSM Incomplete Console response using QUERYSET - SYS1.SAMPLIB(ARCTOOLS)
13 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Under review

ERASE ON SCRATCH delegated to the DS8000 CECs

When a dataset is marked for erasure upon deletion ("erase on scratch"), the operation consumes zSeries CPU cycles. This proposal recommends offloading the CPU cycles required to erase datasets flagged by RACF ERASE to the DS8000 CECs, in a manner...
16 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Submitted

DTC option on SETSYS to fix the container name you are granted to access

To use DTC we need to create a bucket according the rules gived by team who managed the S3. For example my bucket is named "/app-stor-l-cda4mainframe" and i have only permission on this bucket. When i issue the command : F HSM,SETSYS CLOUD(NAME(S3...
21 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Under review

DFSMShsm - New ARC message if PSM runs beyond End-time

To allow users to request a new ARC19xxI information message be issued to the operator console when PRIMARY SPACE MANAGEMENT (PSM) is still running a specified amount of time after its end time. This request is similar to the functionality for Aut...
2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Future consideration

Recover data sets from full volume dumps on TCT

To be able to recover a single data set from a full volume dump on TCT would be a nice enhancement. A use case would be Db2 System Backup that uses DFSMS Copy Pools and gives Db2 the possibility to recover a single table space by extracting the re...
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Future consideration

Support for backup/recover using TCT

Like the support for migrate/recall using TCT it would be a good idea to have that possibility for bakup/recover using TCT.
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Future consideration

Change HSM Filemode Messages to something different from ARCxxxx to differentiate automation procedures from HSM Classic.

When HSM Classic and Filemode are running as separate tasks and message driven automation is used for things like CDS backups and archiving PDAs and LOGs, compex code is needed to differentiate between the two due to the fact the messages from bot...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Future consideration

Automatic Backup for UNIX-Files

DFSMShsm in FILE-Mode (for UNIX-Files) should support automatic backup like CLASSIC-Mode. SETSYS INUSE should also be considered because files are often in use.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Future consideration

selecting tape volumes to be recycled, or excluded from recycle process, by sms tape storage group

Today's DFHSM RECYCLE command allows to include/exclude volumes by volser range, or volser list, or tape residence. It would be nice to have an option to select volumes using the sms tape STORAGEGROUP as criterion. This would help in keeping to se...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Future consideration

Assign WLM Service Classes to DFHSM Sub-tasks

We would like a way to assign different WLM service classes to DFHSM subtasks. Specifically we'd like to assign RECALLs to a high importance/velocity service class and MIGRATEs to a lower importance/velocity service class. Can this be done while t...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM Not under consideration

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