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DFSMS DSS

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DFSMSdss RESTORE should not be checking for any source devices when IMPORT is specified

The DFSMSdss RESTORE command should not perform any checks for the source volumes when the IMPORT parameter is specified.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

DFSMSMDSS Do not create candidate volume on RESTORE

DFSMSDSS creates a candidate volume when the number of volumes in the source dataset exceed the number of volumes where the dataset resides when restored. A candidate volume should not be created and there are not any keywords that can be specifie...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Tape volume output on UIM should contains DSNAME of dumped files

I use UIM exit to keep some information during a DFDSS DUMP function. During DUMP process, on UIM exit, i can have only information about the ddname and volser where the DUMP file created by dfdss resides. Now, with UIM exit there is no way to hav...
5 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

SMS Allocation rules prevents data set copies from restored volume backups

We perform full volume backups and restores from an MVS system. When the original SMS managed volume and the restored volume (using a different VOLSER) label are brought online to the same system where the original volumes data sets are also catal...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Future consideration

ADRDSSU move multivolume file to new SMS volumes preserving original allocation

I would like to have the capability to use DFDSS to move a multivolume file from one SMS pool to another and do not consolidate or manipulate the allocation. If I have a 4 volume file when moved I would like the target to be on four volumes regard...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

dss full DUMP CPVOLUME for OS MiniDisks like z/VSE

ADRDSSU dump is not possible for DASDs with multiple OS MiniDisks. Our customers have separated some DASDs into many smaller z/VM MiniDisks for use by his z/VSE. But same problem could occur for other products under z/VM, that create OS-Disks. Pro...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Backup integrity of Encrypted Datasets

This is a continuation of an RFE i submitted 3 years ago to request Flashcopy/Backup While Open support (RFE 70102) . As we use dataset Flashcopy today to backup datasets, occasionally we receive structural errors when we attempt to backup the FC ...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

DFSMSdss restore multivolume dataset from physical dumps

It would be fine when we need to restore multivolume dataset from physical dumps with DFSMSdss if we would have to provide only all physical dumps of all volumes which contain pièces of dataset and DFSMSdss would do job .DFSMSdss would find pieces...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

SMF Type42 should report Flashcopy statistics.

SMF Type42 already supports zOS DFSMS Advanced Copy Services statistics for Concurrent Copy (subtype4) and XRC (subtype11). Both volume level and data set level FlashCopy has been supported for years yet analyzing the workload relating to this ser...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Change DEFRAG TYPRUN=NORUN into separate ADRDSSU command

Resubmitting MVSS14002; MVSS Top "xx" List The ADRDSSU DEFRAG command with PARM='TYPRUN=NORUN' is a very handy way to produce a VTOC extents report, similar to the old DISKMAP program on the CBT tape. However, if you forget to specify the correct ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Not under consideration

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