Before you begin: Before you define an object storage group that uses optical volumes, you should define your optical libraries. See z/OS DFSMS OAM Planning, Installation, and Storage Administration Guide for Object Support for more information.

Perform the following steps to define an object storage group.

1. Specify OBJECT for storage group type on the Storage Group Application Selection panel, as explained in Defining storage group attributes. This causes the Object Storage Group Define panel to be displayed.

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2. Supply values on the Object Storage Group Define panel. The SCDS Name and Storage Group Name are output fields containing the SCDS and storage group names that you specified in the Storage Group Application Selection panel. For information on the other fields, see Attributes of the object storage group.

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3. Use END to save the definition, or press Enter if defining values for status. See Defining object or object backup storage group status for more information.