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DFSMS DSS

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Upgrade ADRDSSU to RMODE=ANY

ADRDSSU is currently linked as RMODE=24 and AMODE=31. Processes that call ADRDSSU dynamically can occasionally fail due to limited region below 16MB.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

ABENDs during DSS processing should percolate up to an HSM ESTAE

Request that ABENDS during the DSS processing should percolate up to an HSM ESTAE to allow the parent task to appropriate actions and prevent recursive ABENDS in DSS processing
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Auto recall DB2 flash copies upon call

Currently, if a migrated DB2 flash copy must be used for a recovery, a manual recall is required. This may cause confusion and would elongate the time to recover. Automatic recall of a migrated DB2 flash copy when it is called by the recovery util...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

DFSMSdss support backup/restore of OFFLINE Volumes (like CA:Disk)

We are doing (consistent) Volume FlashCopy (with NOCOPY).Because of Duplicate VOLSER the FlashCopy Target Volume is OFFLINE.We need IBM utility to COPY this Volume to (virtual)Tape
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

DfSMSdss generic RENAME to allow change in number of qualifiers

DfSMSdss provides the RENAME and RENAMEUNCONDITIONAL options to rename datasets when they are restored or copied, either by changing the first-level qualifier of the dataset name, or by matching the dataset name to an 'old-name' in a list of (old-...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Apply Extended Format upon recall from ML1, ML2 and MLC

Similar to how zDMF applies Extended Format to moved datasets, automatically apply Extended Format to all datasets upon recall from ML1, ML2 or MLC.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Mechanism during DFDSS Restore for Restoring encrypted datasets wth RENAMEUNCOND

Provide an mechanism in DFDSS where:1) if a user restores an encrypted dataset from a backup and specifies renameunconditional to a new name....and2) the new name being used has a RACF dataset profile associated with it that has a DIFFERENT key la...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

DFSMSdss DUMP/Restore MSS>=1

Because of address contraint (one SYSPLEX) we are using multiple MSS. We are using MSS 0 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) primary devices.We are using MSS 1 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) secondary devices. We are planning to do consistent Flashcopy for all...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Allow DSS to produce easily transportable dumps

Currently DFDSS does not produce backup or dump output in a form that can be easily transmitted across the network with normal basic FTP clients (e.g. Linux, Windows) and servers. The dump normally has to be further processed by TRSMAIN or XMIT be...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Cleanup of uncataloged data sets with DFDSMSdss

DESCRIPTION:The Itau bank Storage support team sometimes needs to run a cleanup related to uncataloged data sets, this process consists of run a backup for the files first and after delete them from DASD to save disk space.The current design of AD...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

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