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DFSMS RMM

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    RMM z/OSMF Plug-in setting

    I'm missing a possibility to customize the name of the REXX library containing the REXX procedure used by the plug-in. The plug-in expect that the SYS1. SEDGEXE1 exist and is available. In our installation we do a merge of some common libraries – ...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

    The EXPDT retention method needs an option for WHILECATALOG control that is independent of expiration date and relies on catalog status only

    In the VRSEL retention method, you can code WHILECATALOG and IGNORE EXPIRY DATE = YES. The effect of this is that when the catalog is deleted, the dataset is no longer retained and in the next run of the EXPROC function will be release. In the EXP...
    about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

    Display the CATSYSIDs in LISTCONTROL OPTION specified in EDGRMMxx parmlib member.

    Today there is no possibility to display the CATSYSIDs specified in EDGRMMxx parmlib member. The RMM LISTCONTROL OPTION subcommand shows only one of SET, NOSET or * (Asterisk) . As for all other settings the list of systems should be shown.
    over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

    Z/OS RMM RM(EXPDT) Catalog Control function for expdt=99000.

    Right now with retention method expdt if a the user uses expdt=99000 in their jcl the expiration date is set to 12/31/1999. With whilecatalog(on) for a management class we want to use for catalog control, if all the datasets on the tape(s) are unc...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 4 Delivered

    RMM Retention Method Expdt Abend handling

    For Tapes that are using retention method VRSEL there is an abend handling routine that is used when a job abends and the dataset and tapes are cleaned up prior to the rerun of the job. However with tapes using retention method EXPDT there is no s...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

    RMM shall keep Vol/Dataset information for all volumes, till TS77* Expire-Hold is reached

    TS77* LWorm data set and volume information are cleared when scratch. This information is very important when volumes are deleted by accident.
    about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Delivered

    DFSMSrmm SEARCHDATASET

    The ability to search for tape data sets that had a MANAGEMENTVALUE assigned, in looking at the SEARCHDATASET command, I foundyou can search for MANAGEMENTCLASS or NOMANAGEMENTCLASS, but not MANAGEMENTVALUE or NOMANAGEMENTVALUE. I can generate it ...
    almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Delivered

    Project to replace CA TLMS wih IBM DFSMS /rmm

    An Italy bank is a new GTS outsourcing customer. The Transition and Transformation project is currently underway. IBM GTS has started a Project to replace CA TLMS with IBM RMM. We opened the PMR 20595 and we request an RFE to modify IBM RMM code. ...
    over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

    RMM should surface reason volumes are not returned to scratch

    Technote Reference #: S1000836 currently documents the process one needs to go through when attempting to determine why a particular logical volume was not returned to scratch during the last housekeeping run. Just going through those steps for a ...
    over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Delivered

    RMM should support adding scratch tapes without a physical VTS connection

    When we test our disaster recovery process we need to quickly add scratch volumes to a large number of RMM plexes (around 40) prior to bringing tape processing online in those test LPAR's. This is due to the fact that IBM's TS7700 flash copy proce...
    over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Delivered

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