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DFSMS RMM

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Show the correct SCRATCH volume count in ISMF and DFSMSrmm

Today we have a problem to show the SCRATCH volume count in the ISMF panel, because it does not matched the real available scratch volume count in the IBM VTS library manager data base. The problem is the "Delete Expired Volume Data setting". Is t...
12 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

Uncatalog and Forceexpire incomplete residual datasets when a multivol-multidataset chain is broken by HSKP in RETAINBY(VOL) environment

If in a tape chain are present dataset with different retain date due to different VRS, and parmlib option is RETAINBY(VOL), it is possible to have chunks of an expired dataset in the first or last position of the retained tape, because PREVVOL or...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

EDGJNSCR in SYS1.SAMPLIB changes required

There are several errors in the EDGJNSCR samplib member. We ship several sample reporting jobs in SYS1.SAMPLIB, that are based on non-extended records but the job itself is does not specify this in its description. We should update the sample job ...
over 3 years 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 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Future consideration

DFSMSrmm CDS & RLS

VSAM Record Level Sharing support for RMM CDS. The RMM CDS is a KSDS VSAM file that could see significant processing efficiencies using RLS.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

Catalog Failures during Housekeeping should set a rc4

During EDGHSKP EXPROC processing when a call to uncatalog data sets on an expiring tape fails RMM issues message EDG2158I to the RMM STC log but continues processing without setting any warnings in the output of the Housekeeping job itself or in t...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

The ability to expunge old data set records from the RMM CDS is required

Due to the first in first out usage of scratch volumes in SMSTAPE and the fact that DFRMM maintains the data set records for volumes in scratch status, the RMM CDS may become full of data set records that are very old and unneeded. These records e...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

DFSMSrmm add support for MGMTCLAS in DEFTABLE

Currently in DEFTABLE(EDGDEFxx) you can assign VRSVALUE/Management Value but you cannot assign a MGMTCLAS(Management Class). Only way you can do this is via SMS Management Class ACS routine. By allowing to override JCL specified MGMTCLAS or assign...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

Provide REFRESH capability on panel "DFSMSrmm Volumes (Page 1 of 2)"

When making changes to volumes (ie expiration date) on the DFSMSrmm Volumes (Page 1 of 2) panel, there is currently no way to refresh the list with the updated content, other than to back out and reenter. It would be very helpful if the REFRESH co...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Future consideration

DFRMM ABENDU0006: handling I/O errors to the CDS

RMM issues an ABENDU0006 to indicate that a problem was encountered when trying to perform I/O to the RMM control data set. In some cases this abend is not needed and could be handled in a less disruptive way that does not require customer interve...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration

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