What is New in DFSMSrmm

Table of contents

1. Front cover
2. Notices
   1. Trademarks
3. Preface
   1. Authors
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4. Summary of changes
   1. December 2023, Second Edition
5. Chapter 1. External Data Manager function
   1. 1.1 Introduction to the External Data Manager function
   2. 1.2 TSO subcommand and ISPF panel support for EDM
      1. 1.2.1 REXX variable and Extract support for EDM
      2. 1.2.2 EDM-related APARs
6. Chapter 2. Retention methods in DFSMSrmm and the use of the expiration date
   1. 2.1 Comparison of Vital Record Selection and Expiration Date
   2. 2.2 Expiration date setting
      1. 2.2.1 Order of precedence when setting EXPDT and RETPD
      2. 2.2.2 WHILECATALOG processing in the EXPDT retention method
      3. 2.2.3 EDGRMMxx parmlib options for EXPDT processing
7. Chapter 3. Introduction to the Defaults Table
   1. 3.1 Overview
   2. 3.2 Defaults Table command operands
      1. 3.2.1 RETENTIONMETHOD
      2. 3.2.2 VRSELEXCLUDE
      3. 3.2.3 EDM and NOEDM
      4. 3.2.4 RETPD
      5. 3.2.5 VRSVALUE
      6. 3.2.6 RETAINBY
      7. 3.2.7 WHILECATALOG
      8. 3.2.8 LASTREF(extra_days)
   3. 3.3 EDGUX100 EXIT
8. Chapter 4. Using SMS Management Class to assign tape expiration values
   1. 4.1 Overview
   2. 4.2 Expiration attributes
      1. 4.2.1 MCATTR option of parmlib member EDGRMMxx
      2. 4.2.2 Changing attributes
      3. 4.2.3 Management class attributes
   3. 4.3 Data set management
9. Chapter 5. Logical Write Once Read Many changes
   1. 5.1 Overview
   2. 5.2 Adjusting a volume’s expiration date
   3. 5.3 Managing data sets
      1. 5.3.1 Mirroring retention settings
      2. 5.3.2 Using the WHILECATALOG function
   4. 5.4 Keeping LWORM volumes permanently
10. Chapter 6. General Data Protection Regulation changes
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 DSNEXPIRE command option
    3. 6.3 FORCEEXPIRE command
11. Chapter 7. z/OSMF GUI plug-in for DFSMSrmm
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Default Table Policy Helper
    3. 7.3 Screen Settings
    4. 7.4 Translations
12. Chapter 8. ONLYIF system option for EDGRMMxx
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Sharing RMM parmlib members
    3. 8.3 DEFAULT TABLE support
    4. 8.4 Backup procedure example
    5. 8.5 CATSYSID example
13. Chapter 9. CDSFULL command for EDGRMMxx
    1. Overview
14. Chapter 10. Global Resource Serialization recommendations for RMM data sets
    1. 10.1 RMM control data sets and journals
    2. 10.2 GRS Settings
15. Chapter 11. Disaster Recovery and Disaster Recovery testing with the TS7700
    1. 11.1 Overview
    2. 11.2 DFSMSrmm parmlib options
    3. 11.3 Volser range example
    4. 11.4 Additional safeguards
    5. 11.5 Handling scratch volumes for DR testing
    6. 11.6 Reading DR volumes back on PROD
    7. 11.7 Reading LWORM volumes during DR testing
    8. 11.8 Limited Housekeeping function
16. Chapter 12. ePartitioning examples with OPENRULE and PRTITION parameters
    1. 12.1 Separating a TS7700 library between two LPARs or SYSPLEXES
    2. 12.2 Customizing OPENRULE statements to allow cross LPAR read of volsers
17. Chapter 13. Expire Hold setting and available scratch count
    1. TS7700 EXPIRE HOLD overview
18. Chapter 14. Common problems in DFSMSrmm
    1. 14.1 Reasons why a volume does not go to SCRATCH
    2. 14.2 Long-running EDGHSKP jobs
       1. 14.2.1 VRSEL
       2. 14.2.2 EXPROC
       3. 14.2.3 CATSYNCH
19. Chapter 15. DFSORT JCL for use with DFSMSrmm
    1. 15.1 Introduction
    2. 15.2 Overview of DFSMSrmm data
    3. 15.3 Example use cases
       1. 15.3.1 Use case 1: Reporting tape volume usage
       2. 15.3.2 Use Case 2: Rebuilding data set records for recovered volume
       3. 15.3.3 Use Case 3: Data sets are assigned an incorrect management value and that value must be removed
       4. 15.3.4 Use Case 4: Comparing EDGUTIL output with Extract
       5. 15.3.5 Additional use case information
       6. 15.3.6 Use Case 5: Generating DEFINE NONVSAM commands for recovered tape data sets
20. Appendix A. Using EDGRMMxx global defaults for assignment of retention attributes case study
    1. Introduction
    2. Case Study
    3. Summary
21. Appendix B. Using Defaults Table for expiration attributes assignment case study
22. Appendix C. Using Management Class for assignment of expiration attributes case study
    1. Introduction
    2. Summary
23. Appendix D. Using mixed retention methods VRSEL and EXPDT case study
    1. Introduction
    2. First test
    3. Second test
    4. Summary
24. Appendix E. Using Management Class and Defaults Table together case study
    1. First Test
    2. Second test
25. Appendix F. Using MCATTR(ALL) instead of MCATTR(VRSELXDI) case study
    1. Introduction
26. Appendix G. Key takeaways from the case studies
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28. Back cover