Initiating Movement with the STRMNTBRM Command

Another way you can process media movement automatically is by using the Start Maintenance for BRM (STRMNTBRM) command. The STRMNTBRM command performs a variety of cleanup tasks that enable your operations to run more efficiently. You should schedule this command to run daily after all of your backups have completed. If you change the Run media movement parameter on the STRMNTBRM command to *YES, the STRMNTBRM command processes the MOVMEDBRM command after it completes its cleanup tasks. By running the MOVMEDBRM command through the STRMNTBRM command, you save yourself an extra scheduling task.

To process media movement through the STRMNTBRM command, take the following steps:

1. Type STRMNTBRM at a command line and press Enter.

                         Start Maintenance for BRM (STRMNTBRM)                     
                                                                                   
    Type choices, press Enter.                                                     
                                                                                   
    Expire media . . . . . . . . . .   *YES          *YES, *NO                     
    Expire media set volumes . . . .   *NO           *NO, *YES                     
      Media contents . . . . . . . .   *EXP          *EXP, *REUSE, *NONE           
      Object level detail  . . . . .   *MEDCON       1-9999, *MEDCON               
    Remove migration information . .   180           1-9999, *NONE                 
    Run media movement . . . . . . .   *YES          *NO, *YES                     
    Remove log entries:                                                            
      Type . . . . . . . . . . . . .   *ALL          *ALL, *NONE, *ARC, *BKU, *M...
      From date  . . . . . . . . . .   *BEGIN        Date, *CURRENT, *BEGIN, nnnnn 
      To date  . . . . . . . . . . .   90            Date, *CURRENT, *END, nnnnn   
    Run cleanup operations . . . . .   *YES          *YES, *NO                     
    Retrieve volume statistics . . .   *YES          *YES, *NO                     
    Audit system media . . . . . . .   *NONE                                       
                   + for more values                                               
    Change BRM journal receivers . .   *YES          *YES, *NO                     
                                                                           More... 
    F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display    
    F24=More keys                                                                  

2. At the Run media movement parameter, change the value to *YES. This instructs BRMS to run the Move Media using BRM (MOVMEDBRM) command.
3. Review and change the other parameters as needed.
4. Press Enter to process the command.

For more information about how to use the STRMNTBRM command, see Daily Maintenance in BRMS.