A good source of information on the different retention method options in RMM is the DFSMSrmm Primer: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245983.html?Open ... this IBM Redbook provides a highlight of the different functions within RMM including the different retention methods that can be used ... retention through VRS policies RETENTIONMETHOD(VRSEL) and retention through expiration RETENTIONMETHOD(EXPDT). After that you can look at Chapter 3 Retention Methods in the following RMM manual ... https://www-01.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zOSV2R3sc236873/$file/idarm00_v2r3.pdf for an overview of each.
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