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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 look like this CATSYSID(SYSTEM1) leaving out IBM1 and preventing the tapes from going to scratch. In other words, If a customer has specified CATSYSID(sysid_list) for example CATSYSID(IBM1) and tape has has a assigned system id that does not match the sysid_list specified in CATSYSID, it will prevent the tapes from going to scratch.

For example CATSYSID(IBM1) and the tape has assigned systemid of SYSTEM1:

Creation: Date = 2021/287 Time = 09:33:18 System ID = IBM1
Assign: Date = 2024/349 Time = 09:20:56 System ID = SYSTEM1
User ID = IBMUSER

If migrating systems, for instance SYSID ibm1 with system1, it would be great to be able to run a RMM SV ASSYSID (SYSTEMID) (IDEA Reference ZOS-I-4435), get volume output and change them to be managed under SYSID(IBM1) with FORCE operand.

This would be helpful when customers are spliting up their CDS, or running multiple LPARs and need to change the SYSID to their new system. With the RMM CV ASSYSID(IBM1) FORCE, it would allow you to change the individual volumes to match the assigned SYSID with the CATSYSID that has been specified.

Idea priority Low