z/OS DFSMSrmm Managing and Using Removable Media
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A summary of the tasks to perform

z/OS DFSMSrmm Managing and Using Removable Media
SC23-6873-00

  1. Set installation-wide retention periods and processing options by using the parmlib member EDGRMMxx OPTION command operands RETPD, CATRETPD, MAXRETPD, and EXPDTDROP.
  2. Set vital record processing options by specifying the parmlib member EDGRMMxx OPTION command operands GDG, MOVEBY, RETAINBY, VRSCHANGE, VRSDROP, VRSJOBNAME, VRSMIN, and VRSRETAIN.
  3. Define vital record specifications to retain and move data sets and volumes. DFSMSrmm can retain and move volumes in sets or as individual volumes.
  4. Define data sets and volumes for DFSMSrmm to manage.
  5. Optionally run inventory management in trial run mode to see the effect of the policies you defined before they take affect.
  6. Run DFSMSrmm inventory management vital record processing to process the policies you have defined.
Parent topic: Before you start defining retention and movement policies

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