>From the Manual "DFSMS Storage Administration Reference": The Expire after Days Non-Usage field specifies how muhc time must eleapse since last access before a data set or object becomes ELIGIBLE for expiration.
The keyword here is ELIGIBLE. IIRC, deletion of datasets occurs during Primary Space Managment. PSM does not automatically occur for every volume in storage group. You have to know what your AutoMigration & threshold values are for the storage group and then look at how that works with the Thresholds defined for that storage group. This behavior is covered in DFHSM Storage Administration Guide. dd keller ************************************************************************************** This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. ************************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

