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DFSMS HSM

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Automatic Backup for UNIX-Files

DFSMShsm in FILE-Mode (for UNIX-Files) should support automatic backup like CLASSIC-Mode. SETSYS INUSE should also be considered because files are often in use.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

Filemode HSM - allow user to switch to su when issuing hbackup commands

it appears that if I am a user who can go into su (superuser) and then issue the hbackup command it doesn't honor or check the requestors ability to go to “su” (Facility class BPX.SUPERUSER). So…unless I have full access to all the files I want to...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

Support to have DFSMShsm invoke DFSMSdss with ZCOMPRESS(PREFERRED) during ABACKUP processing

DFSMSHSM has SETSYS ZCOMPRESS options to use zEDC compression during migration, backup and dump. But currently there is no SETSYS ZCOMPRESS option for ABACKUP
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

DFSMShsm MIGRATE/HMIGRATE CLOUD Container Enhancement

An enhancement to DFSMShsm MIGRATE / HMIGRATE to allow the specification of CONTAINER name and OBJECTPREFIX in conjunction with the CLOUD parameter. DFSMShsm creates cloud containers to store objects using the default syntax of SYSARC.<HSMplexn...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Enhancement Recycle like process to help overcome the number of container restrictions for HSM TCT.

Enhancement ::We are looking at the possibility of an Recycle like process for datasets within a container.As the containers get old, there is possibility of data getting expired in them. This may result in containers holding very little/small num...
over 3 years 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...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Not under consideration

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.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Thin Provision Release from HSM for Mainframe

Provide for thin provisioning space release when HSM does space management on zOS.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Improve the accuracy of FRBACKUP Dump States by not setting initial state to FAILED

Description: The Fast Replication Dump State value of 'FAILED' can sometime be a false negative. We have encountered circumstances where the dump has not failed, but the dump state indicates it has failed. How it works today in the customer enviro...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

HSM FLB support of archive function

The current set of available functions does not allow to 'archive' a file
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Future consideration

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