Yes, what he said. Specifically, you need to run EXPIREBV periodically to get rid of the extra backups being discussed. Your test is incomplete if you haven't run EXPIREBV twice. I really mean twice. Read the documents.
Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of retired mainframer > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 3:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SMS Retain Days Extra Backup Versions - question. > > Expire BV supplements the actions of Secondary Space Management for both > SMS > and non-SMS datasets > > :>: -----Original Message----- > :>: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM- > [email protected]] On > :>: Behalf Of Staller, Allan > :>: Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 1:35 PM > :>: To: [email protected] > :>: Subject: Re: SMS Retain Days Extra Backup Versions - question. > :>: > :>: EXPIREBV is used for NON-SMS managed datasets. "Secondary space > :>: management" replicates the functions of EXPIREBV for SMS managed > :>: datasets. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
