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DFSMS HSM

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DFSMShsm failed CDS Backup only stops automatic functions on just one system

If the cds backup fails, the auto functions should be stopped on all systems, not just the one on which the backup was running.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

DFSMShsm for files Incremental File Recovery

We currently use DFSMShsm to back up entire ZFS data sets, as well as Spectrum Protect to back up individual files. When we need to quickly recover a ZFS to the most current state, we first recover the entire ZFS data set, followed by a selective ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

DFHSM without TAPESECURITY(RACF) should not use SPECIAL Attribute

RACF SPECIAL is a critical security attribute.DFSMShsm modifies on Start its own ACEE to get this SPECIAL privilege. But Why?If HSM uses TAPESECURITY(RACF), then HSM has to create and delete RACF Profiles. But without this parameter, no RACF activ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

ACEROJOB in IDGACERO not filled for HSM recall, IDGACSSC exit

We are using IGDACSSC SMS exit for retrieving information about the recalls done by HSM. During the recalled data set allocation our IGDACSSC module gets control and we read the IGDACERO control block. The ACEROJOB variable is blank for recall (we...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Allow HSM to configure the type of container that will create in the cloud for TCT.

At present HSM creates the containers in the Cloud as 'Standard' and we would like to have the option to create them as "Smart Tier".
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Increase limit of 18 volumes for HSM CDS backup to 59 as it is for z/OS.

During CDS backup HSM could not locate the oldest backup copy of a cds and issued misleading message ARC0744E RC36 REAS8 telling there is a catalog problem. IBM support found the number of volumes of the cds backup copy to be limited to 18. IBM wi...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Not under consideration

Have HSM display unambiguous dates.

I live in South Africa, support customers in the UK, running an American operating system. HLIST of a migrated dataset displays both the migration date and the last reference date. However, both these dates have the format xx/yy/zz, with no explan...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

HLIST VOLUME - more accurate listing in HSM PLEX

In HSMPLEX environment, ADDVOL ML1 SDSP settings are applied for specific LPAR only, but the HLIST VOLUME from another LPAR lists SDSP=YES (ADDVOL ML1 SDSP was not submitted on that other LPAR)
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Not under consideration

Granular security for DFSMSHSM modify commands

The use case: Mainframe user wants to recover his/her data sets using HSM modify command. Because the mainframe user does not have Storage Administrator permissions the recover data set command fails. Storage Administrator must protect all HSM mod...
11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

HSM and "Common Recover Queue"(Support needed when doing Mass Recover of datasets backed up by Autobackup)

We have common recall queue. We have common recover queue(From HSM dumps), but we do miss the option of balancing the resources in case we need to do massive Dataset recover from Datasets backed up via AUTOBACKUP function in HSM. So I ask you to c...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

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