From: Benik, John E Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 11:22 AM To: 'IBM Mainframe Discussion List' Subject: RE: RMM question
We have been looking at changing from VRSEL to Retention Method processing. However our understanding is that in Z/OS 2.3 a lot of the functionality performed by the exits is being removed and we were told that we should wait for this before we change to retention method. If you do an RMM LC All you should be able to see if the exit is enabled. One of the big differences I have found with RMM and CA-1 is that there is no default retention for catalog control in RMM. If you don't code EXPDT=99000 you will not get catalog control and that applies for GDGs as well. So that being said check your RMM parms and see how long the retention is. This should give you an idea of when these tapes will scratch. Retention Method processing however allows you to set Catalog Control as the default. John Benik | Optum -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 7:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: RMM question We recently converted from CA-1 to RMM. I am having an issue with some tape volumes containing GDGs not scratching after x days. I have determined it is due to EXPDT=99000, and I am now waiting for the person who performed the conversion to let me know if the EDGUX100 exit is installed and activated. I am now looking at the process to create the correct VDS records for these GDGs. Currently, using a LISTCAT GDG ALL, I can see that the number of versions to be retained is 7. And only 7 DGDs show up in the LISTCAT. RMM has more versions in it's catalog. In creating the VDS in RMM, it appears that I will need to also tell it the number of GDGs to retain. Maybe I am looking at this wrong, but it looks like I will need to maintain the number of generations to retain in both locations? -- Tony Thigpen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
