There's a patch available which enables HSM to delete datesets without backups.
>From HSM Implementation and Customization Guide: 2.5.29 Disabling Delete-If-Backed-Up (DBU) Processing for SMS Data Sets Before SMS-managed data sets are expired, a check is made to ensure that the data set has a backup copy. Some sites want to override the requirement that SMS-managed data sets have a backup copy before they are expired. The following patch provides this capability: PATCH .MCVT.+431 BITS(......1.) /* Override the requirement */ /* that SMS-managed data sets */ /* have a backup copy before */ /* they can be expired */ Hermann ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html