For TMS controlled GDGs that are no loner being used, you should be able to get rid of them by using IDCAMS ALTER to cut back or remove the GDGs from the catalog and set the GDG so that rolled off generations are set to delete from the catalogue on expiration. That does assume that the GDGs are being held in TMS on catalog retention. 99000, not some other TMS retention value.
TMSUPDTE is well documented and pretty easy to use. Linda Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 20, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Tony Thigpen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I simplified the requirements somewhat because I was expecting to use > TMSEXPDT. > > More details: > > We have a lot of systems that have been moved off-platform. About half over 7 > years ago. These systems generated GDG tapes but new gens are not being > created. > > There are about 700 volumes. About half are over the 7 year max retention. > The staff that understood the real retention requirements are gone. So, I was > told to: > > Any tape file that has not had any new generations built since Jan 1, 2015 > are to be considered orphaned. > All orphaned tape files over 7 years old can be scratched. > All orphaned tape files under 7 years old are to be set to a 7 year retention > so they will automatically scratch at that point without any additional > programming effort in the future. > Some files are using multiple tape volumes > Some tapes have multiple files. > Some jobs created multi-file/multi-volume tapes. > > > To build the control cards using rexx, I have: > A listing of all such orphaned files which has the file name, volume(s), > creation job and creation dates. > A listing of all active files with all volumes used. > A listing of all active volumes with all files listed. > (And, I am good at rexx programming.) > > Tony Thigpen > > Lizette Koehler wrote on 02/19/2016 08:29 PM: >> EMID=0000 are good. That means you will probably not have to update them to >> allow them to scratch. >> >> I like the TMSUPDTE process. >> //TMSUPDTE EXEC PGM=TMSUPDTE,PARM='NODSN,AUDIT' >> //TMSRPT DD SYSOUT=* >> //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >> //SYSIN DD * >> VOL 200001,NOCHAIN >> REP DSN=HEXZEROS >> REP DSN17=HEXZEROS >> REP ROBTY=X'89' >> >> You can use DSN matching by changing NODSN to DSN and including DSN= in the >> control card. The Utilities manual for CA1 will have good details on this >> TMSUPDTE process. >> >> See if this might be just as good for your needs. >> >> Lizette >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Tony Thigpen >>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 6:22 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Question on CA-1 >>> >>> I just found that some of the oldest tapes have EDMID = 0000 >>> >>> Tony Thigpen >>> >>> Tony Thigpen wrote on 02/19/2016 08:19 PM: >>>> On the few I just checked, EDMID = blanks. >>>> >>>> Tony Thigpen >>>> >>>> Lizette Koehler wrote on 02/19/2016 08:15 PM: >>>>> Where these tapes created by an external data manager? (EDM) In a ca1 >>>>> display of the tape (I like using the ISPF CA1 function) See if this >>>>> field is set >>>>> >>>>>> EDMID = HPDM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lizette >>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen >>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 6:09 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Question on CA-1 >>>>>> >>>>>> It's clean-up time. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have about 400 old 3380 tapes I need to get out of the tape >>>>>> library and distroy. These are all over 7 years old for systems that >>>>>> are long gone. They were originally put into the catalog with >>>>>> multiple generations, but since no new generations are being >>>>>> created, they have not been scratching. >>>>>> >>>>>> I found the following old jcl in a library and wanted to ask if this >>>>>> is the best way to handle this: >>>>>> >>>>>> //TMSEXPD EXEC PGM=TMSEXPDT,PARM='TEST' >>>>>> //TMSRPT DD SYSOUT=* >>>>>> //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >>>>>> //SYSIN DD * >>>>>> DSN=MPXSS1.UPSTREAM.DAILY.BACKUP1.G0189V00,LABEL=RETPD=2600 >>>>>> .. a bunch more .. >>>>>> /* >>>>>> >>>>>> Then, just let the next day scratch process scratch the tapes. >>>>>> >>>>>> I plan on using REXX to build the SYSIN, including all DSNs (full >>>>>> GEN >>>>>> number) found on every tape volume I need to scratch out of the tape >>>>>> library. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also, Do I need to run TMSOSCAT after the alters, after the scratch >>>>>> process, or not at all? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thoughts? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Tony Thigpen >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
