dsname: Specifying the data set to be deleted

Explanation

dsname is a required parameter specifying the fully qualified name of the migrated data set that you want to delete. DFSMShsm deletes the data set without recalling it.

Defaults

None.

Usages notes:
  1. You cannot specify an alias for dsname. If you do, DFSMShsm does not delete the data set.
  2. DFSMShsm fails any DFSMShsm delete command that specifies a member name of a partitioned data set.
  3. DFSMShsm will not uncatalog an original data set unless the cataloged volume serial is MIGRAT. This prevents DFSMShsm from inadvertently scratching a newly cataloged data set of the same name.
  4. The command fails for both SMS-managed and non-SMS-managed data sets if the dsname specified on the command is determined by DFSMShsm to be one of the following:
    • An associated part of a VSAM data set (for example, a data component name, index component name, path name) rather than the base cluster name.
    • The name of a migration copy data set.