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DFSMS RMM

Allow to browse or edit a saved report template in zOSMF for DFSMSrmm

Currently, within zOSMF for DFSMSrmm, it is not possible to view or edit a report once it has been saved. The only available options are to DELETE or SUBMIT the report. This is not sufficient, as I would like to review the report once more before ...
3 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

Store number of volumes in status MASTER and USER in the DFSMSrmm control record

Today only the number of rack numbers, number of empty rack numbers, number of bin numbers and number of empty bin numbers are stored in the DFSMSrmm control record. From my point of view, the total number of volumes, the number of volumes in MAST...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

I am missing a OWNER and VRS selection in z/OSMF for DFSMSrmm

Currently, z/OSMF for DFSMSrmm only allows me to display volumes, data sets, and default table entries. There's no option to select OWNERS and VRSs. Best regards Norbert
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

Just one heading in DFSMSrmm reports

It should be possible to define only one heading per report. Today, the LINECOUNT parameter can only be used to enter a value between 10 and 999. Additionally, NOLIMIT should be possible here, so that only a header line is displayed at the beginni...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

When generating an RPTEXT report in DFRMM, tapes may appear twice due to simultaneous delete and insert operations on the Control Dataset (CDS), and a design change is proposed to ensure consistent data

We are creating an RPTEXT report in DFRMM. It can happen that a tape is listed twice in the report output if the tape previously had the status "scratch" and is now being written by a batch job during the report generation. According to informatio...
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

DFSMSrmm VRSEL and EXPROC specify system id to only process volumes created on that system

Currently in a non fully shared catalog environment in a RMMPlex and CATSYNCH is not setup, and have a WHILECATLG=YES VRS assigned, if you were to run VRSEL on a system where the catalog is not available/not connected, catalog lookup SVC26 will no...
9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

DFSMSrmm: EDGAUD ability to select by data set name

EDGAUD Currently the EDGAUD utility used to generate reports using SMF record is limited to using following selections: DATE INTERNALRACKS USERSVOLUMES It would be useful to also include DATASET name. Only other way to get information by data set ...
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

RMM MCATTR

Currently, The EDGRMMxx parmlib option operand MCATTR enables the use of SMS management class attributes that are relevant for tape management by DFSMSrmm. These attributes are the ‘Expire after Date/Days’, ‘Expire after Days Non-usage’, ‘Retentio...
12 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

Extended Format (EF) support for PDA logs

A huge space savings can be realized if RMM could tolerate EF at startup of STC. With EF, zEDC could be leverage for a significant space saving. This has long been realized with HSM, why not with RMM? Presently, RMM will tolerate the use of EF if ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

DFSMSrmm CDS extents notification

Currently when RMM CDS that is defined as extended format and multivolume, when it runs out of space on volume, even though it can be extended to another volume, following message is received based on CDSFULL parameter, default is 95%. If the CDS ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM Future consideration

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