> I am reviewing the system VTOCs and I see a lot of IMS log files that > contain a date/timestamp in their names. I know they are created by > the IMS system using the skeleton proc member ARCHJCL. What I am > seeing is that the file was created with a retention period of 45 days. > > //DFSSLOGP DD DSN=IMSVS.SLDSP.%SSID.D%ARDATE.T%ARTIME.V%ARVERS, > // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),RETPD=45, > // UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=SIMS00,SPACE=(CYL,(1,1)) > > But, I have daily files going back almost 2 years.
Is the RETPD honoured at allocation time? Look for message IGD17364I in the IMS joblog. What value is set for "RET LIMIT" in the management class. If it is 0, then EXPDT and RETPD will be ignored, and EXPIRE NON-USAGE and EXPIRE DATE/DAYS determine when space managment considers to delete the data set. Any of those could be NOLIMIT. Or the value is larger than your "almost 2 years". Have you looked a the "Expiration date" in ISPF for any of those data data sets? -- Peter Hunkeler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
