Hi Wood-san, Thank you very much for your support.
> Is this volser range in a specific library and the only range in that library? At this point the volser range in a specific library. (They only have one SMS library). But in the future, volser Axxxxx, Bxxxxx are in Library-A and Xxxxxx, Yzzzzz are in Library-B. > What are they using to direct data sets to that volser range? They are using PRIVATE mount. For example, application team gets a range of tape volumes in a library from operational department. They use these volumes freely. Some data sets in the volser range will be protected by data set name VRSs. There are several application team and they get their own volser range that default retention date are depending on each application. > Perhaps if all the details were known it might be possible to solve the > challenge, but IBM-MAIN probably isnt the medium for that. > Yes, I think so too. Anyway, I appreciate your kind help. Minoru Massaki (M*M) 2012/8/25 Mike Wood <[email protected]>: > Massaki-san said >> They want to set default retantion date based on volser range. > > This is a challenge. rmm tries to first determine how VRSes match to the data > sets, regardless of volser, primarily using data set name and secondarily via > SMS MC and VRS management value. In addition the volume can match to a volume > VRS, either specific or generic. When not/no longer VRS retained, the volume > EXPDT determines when the volume expires. > > Is this volser range in a specific library and the only range in that library? > What are they using to direct data sets to that volser range? If it were SMS > SG it could be possible to assign also a specific SMS MC to the data sets for > rmm to use for retention. However, you would have to ensure that there was > no match to a data set VRS (remember that the default VRS * is not matched to > when either SMS MC or VRS MV are used). > > Depending on the z/OS there are slightly better options with R13, where rmm > now has a a choice retention methods. Using RM(EXPDT) would avoid the VRS > matching and enable your customer to do what they want. > > The above ways might also require some code to be written for EDG_EXIT100 to > set correct VRS MV/EXPDT based on volser or target library. > > Perhaps if all the details were known it might be possible to solve the > challenge, but IBM-MAIN probably isnt the medium for that. > > Mike Wood independent rmm expert > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- 全先 実 - Minoru Massaki (M*M) E-mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
