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DFSMS RMM

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RMM catsynch verify error listing

PGM=EDGHSKP,PARM='CATSYNCH,VERIFY' takes a SVC dump.Unfortunately, you have to find out why!The cause seem to be orphaned "rename in Progress" data sets.RMM message data set contains Information:EDG2237E CATALOG SEARCH INTERFACE REQUEST FAILED RET...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Planned for future release

(MUFG) Request to improve the problem of long processing time of rmm addvolume with TS7700

Since rmm addvolume processing with TS7700 takes 8 times as long as Oracle VSM environment, we hope to improve it so that it can be processed in a short time.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Planned for future release

DFSMSrmm SEARCHDATASET

The ability to search for tape data sets that had a MANAGEMENTVALUE assigned, in looking at the SEARCHDATASET command, I foundyou can search for MANAGEMENTCLASS or NOMANAGEMENTCLASS, but not MANAGEMENTVALUE or NOMANAGEMENTVALUE. I can generate it ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Planned for future release

RMM z/OSMF Plug-in setting

I'm missing a possibility to customize the name of the REXX library containing the REXX procedure used by the plug-in. The plug-in expect that the SYS1. SEDGEXE1 exist and is available. In our installation we do a merge of some common libraries – ...
11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Planned for future release

RMM SEARCHDATASET/SEARCHVOLUME with WRITEDATE enhancement

Our customer had requested FITS MR0502135119 and OA45286 for CRDATE was created. This enables to specify creation time as a criteria in the RMM SEARCHVOLUME/SEARCHDATASET subcommands. But now our customer would like to want the enhancement for WRI...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Planned for future release

DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm release process tape owner validation

Considering the current communication design between DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm using the EDGDFHSM to release the expired tape volumes, the Itau bank is requesting an enhancement in this function. The Itau opened a software pmr: 67230,228,631 to descri...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Planned for future release

RM(EXPDT) settings should be more like disk

The difficulty with using Management class and Retention Method(EXPDT) is that on some of our systems we cap the lastref days at 396. If however we set Whilecatalog(On) for a GDG than as long as it's cataloged it will be kept until it rolls off th...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Planned for future release

DFSMSrmm: Provide ability to ignore ABEN

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR091001187User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS01012Title: DFSMSrmm: Provide ability to ignore ABEND retention for MOD tapesSubmitted By: Mike WoodOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC:...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Planned for future release