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DFSMS RMM

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    DFSMSrmm CDS extents notification

    Currently when RMM CDS that is defined as extended format and multivolume, when it runs out of space on volume, even though it can be extended to another volume, following message is received based on CDSFULL parameter, default is 95%. If the CDS ...
    6 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    Introduce RMM defaults table (DEFTABLE) operand that can request DFSMSrmm record the data set details only for the first file on a tape volume.

    The EDG_EXIT100 parameter list has an input value PL100_CAN_IGNORE_FILE2_TON that can be used to request that DFSMSrmm record the data set details only for the first file on a tape volume. This is useful to help minimize the overall size of the RM...
    9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    Add fuction: RMM CV command to change sysid with FORCE

    Add fuction: RMM CV command to change the assigned SYSID with FORCE If a customer is running multiple LPARs that are sharing a CDS, we generally see CATSYSID(*) but if a customer is running multiple LPARS and not sharing the CDS, the SYSID could l...
    9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    DFSMSrmm: Ability to patch CDS records

    Currently there are certain situations where certain records in the CDS, records such as volume, data set, vrs, owner... are in error and TSO RMM commands cannot be used to fix the issue as reported by EDGUTIL VERIFY(ALL) and customer is forced to...
    6 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    Create a report to show the unused defaults table entries

    If a customer has a large number of VRS definitions he can use the VRSEL report to identify "Unused VRS Definitions" at the end of the report. I have successfully converted a customer with approximate 13.0000 RDS definitions to approximate 13.000 ...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Future consideration

    WORK OF THE RMM WHILE IS IN QUIESCE

    When the RMM is put into QUIESCE, something should be enabled so that it does not leave queued the jobs that want to use new tapes and that those that are in flight when they finish and need to do the CLOSE do not stay waiting for the RMM to becom...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Future consideration

    Introduce RMM defaults table (DEFTABLE) operand that can request DFSMSrmm record the data set details only for the first file on a tape volume.

    The EDG_EXIT100 parameter list has a PL100_CAN_IGNORE_FILE2_TON value that can be used to request that DFSMSrmm record the data set details only for the first file on a tape volume. This is useful to help minimize the overall size of the RMM Contr...
    9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    RMM catsynch verify error listing

    PGM=EDGHSKP,PARM='CATSYNCH,VERIFY' takes a SVC dump.Unfortunately, you have to find out why!The cause seem to be orphaned "rename in Progress" data sets.RMM message data set contains Information:EDG2237E CATALOG SEARCH INTERFACE REQUEST FAILED RET...
    over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Planned for future release

    add the search volume command (sv) on assigned SYSTEM ID

    We can display the assigned system ID and would be good to have the fuction to do a search by the assigned SYSTEM ID For example: Creation: Date = 2021/287 Time = 09:33:18 System ID = IBM1 Assign: Date = 2024/349 Time = 09:20:56 System ID = SYSTEM...
    9 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

    DFRMM : TSO CMD for large number of tapes

    Last year I had update more then 150.000 volumes to set HOLD=YES.I could do this only with the TSO RMM Command CV [volid] HOLD.It was very slowly (50.000. volumes in 1h40min :-( ) I think it will be nice if we have a TSO RMM Command with the optio...
    over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Future consideration

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