Mike, Your response confused me (easily done, I know).
<quote> When VRSes are used, and in recent releases, when VRSEL retention method is used, all the retention types in the VRS must be true for a data set to be retained. So, if still cataloged, and the VRS specifies WHILECATALOG, a data set will be retained regardless of the EXPDT/RETPD. </quote> You said that all the retention types in the VRS must be true for the dataset to be retained. In my thinking, another way of saying that is if any of the retention types is NOT true anymore, the dataset will be deleted. So if you are using both EXPDT/RETPD and WHILECATALOG, if either of them becomes false, the dataset will be deleted. Yet you said it would be kept regardless of RETPD/EXPDT. Where is my disconnect? Thanks. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Wood Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 2:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: New DFSMSrmm retention method On Monday, 22 October 2012 10:08:36 UTC+1, Walter Marguccio wrote: > Hello all, > ever since we migrated from CA-1 to rmm in 2008, I have been told that > the latter would never delete a cataloged dataset, even if the dataset > had a RETPD or EXPDT specified at allocation time. In other words, the > VRSEL retention method would never allow the above, no matter which > combination of VRS(es) was used. > Has the new EXPDT retention method (introduced at z/OS 1.13 level) > been implemented in order to satisfy such requirement ?� > > Walter Marguccio Walter, What you remember/were told, about cataloged tape data sets is not in fact true. rmm can "delete" a cataloged tape data set if the matching VRS includes some other retention type than WHILECATALOG. When VRSes are used, and in recent releases, when VRSEL retention method is used, all the retention types in the VRS must be true for a data set to be retained. So, if still cataloged, and the VRS specifies WHILECATALOG, a data set will be retained regardless of the EXPDT/RETPD. The EXPDT retention method was introduced to provide an option for retention that did not require post processing other than simply checking the volume EXPDT vs the current date. Thus reducing the overhead of determining whether to scratch a tape. Mike Wood ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and that you will be held responsible for any such unauthorized activity, including liability for any resulting damages. As appropriate, such incident(s) may also be reported to law enforcement. If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to sender and destroy or delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
