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Status Delivered
Workspace z/OS
Categories SMP/E
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 10, 2023

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Merged idea
This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit ZOS-I-3346 Software installation: Dataset restore w/o CB.** RACF dataset profile.

expose ADRDSSU RESTORE IMPORT keyword in GIMUNZIP Merged

Currently, using z/OSMF to install z/OS and CICS requires READ access to datasets based on IBM defined names, specifically

CB.OS*.** and CB.ST*.**

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=idsrizpus-driving-system-requirements-installing-zos-other-products-by-using-serverpac-portable-software-instance-zosmf-software-management

This appears to be due to the SMP/E work being done by GIMUNZIP will use a ADRDSSU RESTORE for some data set types, such as ZFS file systems. Without the IMPORT keyword on that restore, the job needs read access to the IBM-determined dataset names.

We currently using two character "subsystem IDs" to help identify ownership of datasets, service accounts, transactions, programs, DBs, etc--and CB is already in use. Creating dataset profiles per the current requirements will make it usage and ownership investigation more difficult in the future.

Allowing us to specify the IMPORT keyword on the ADRDSSU RESTORE would give us the option to avoid confusing dataset profiles and instead, continue to rely on FACILITY class profile STGADMIN.ADR.RESTORE.IMPORT to import datasets from other companies' dumps.

Idea priority High

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