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    HSM to support multiple CMD members

    Sometimes in DR situation, we will be needing special commands to be submitted when HSM comes up. For this, we can issue those via automation. But whenever there is an IPL or when HSM is recycled, those commands will be lost. Instead of depending ...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Functionality already exists

    Honor the MC attributes for TCT using 'HMIG' command

    Currently if you use 'HMIGRATE' command, all attributes of the 'Management Class' concerning 'Transparent Cloud Tiering' are not honored.
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Planned for future release

    DFSMShsm FRRECOV enhancement to control FC relationship after FC background copy completion

    With the current behavior of the FRRECOV CP(nn) processing in DS8K incremental FlashCopy environment, the FC relationship is withdrawn after FC background copy (BGC) completion. Therefore full volume copy is needed on next FRBACKUP CP(nn) incremen...
    about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    HSM FLB Message Suppression

    Suppress generated error messages or route them with another routecode.
    about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    New messages to show and alert when the HSM is hang about recalls and migration based on TS006249705.

    The Itau bank has 2 very large Sysplexes Bank and Cards.They faced a new defect with the HSM running the PSM reported through the case TS006249705. Considering it was a new defect the IBM HSM lab opened the APAR OA61882 to fix this issue.The probl...
    about 4 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 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    Provide a percentage status of DFHSM expirebv process completion

    Currently, the expirebv process for our dfhsmuss (file mode host) environment runs for days and would be nice to see a percentage completion IE, 25%, 50%, 77% completed.
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

    DFHSM CDS Reorganization's interval

    We conduct periodic REORGANIZATION of the CDS DATA SET in DFHSM and stop DFHSM on each occasion. We don't want to implement the reorganization as our customer system is 24/7. CA reclaim function might reduce the intervals of reorganizations, but w...
    over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Not under consideration

    HSM improvement related to the ARCMDEXT EXIT and new parameter request

    The Itau bank has 2 very large Sysplexes Bank and Cards.The Bank environment has a heavy batch workload that relies on the HSM task. The batch processing has a lot of GDG datasets.The Itau is using the EXIT ARCMDEXT to inform the HSM during the mi...
    about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

    DFHSM FRBACKUP - Update function to return rc=04 when a Volume Definition in the Source Storage Group is has no devn assigned

    Currently when the HSM FRBACKUP command is executed, HSM will invoke the UCBLOOK macro against each volume in the source Storage Group(s). If this macro returns a rc=04 because there is no device currently assigned to the volume serial, the FRBACK...
    about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Planned for future release

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