Oh, and how about a RETRY(#minutes) that retries after a pause of #minutes for datasets that don't migrate, and a SHUTDOWN option to retry during SHUTDOWN and a STARTUP option to retry when the system is restarted. This would help get DISABLED volume empty.
On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > How about adding a VSAM keyword that after reading the VTOC, looks up > the VSAM CLUSTER and migrates the entire VSAM SPHERE too? Yes, it is > slower, but doing each dataset is even slower. > > Any way of doing something with 0 track or invalid datasets? I.E, > reallocating them on another volume then deleting the old dataset? > > I think the ongoing example is a MANAGEMENT CLASS instead of a whole > storage group. > Of course, the STORAGEGROUP option would be great if limited to > DISABLED storage groups or DISABLED volumes within that group, > skipping any volume or storage group that is ENABLED. > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Glenn Wilcock <wilc...@us.ibm.com> wrote: >> Hi, other customers with similar scenarios have requested multitasking >> support for MIGRATE VOLUME and the addition of a MIGRATE STORAGEGROUP >> command. I am currently 'Accepting' requirements for this type of >> functionality. Assuming that we deliver this type of functionality in an >> upcoming release, hopefully it will provide the functionality that you need >> by switching from single-tasked data set level migrations to parallel-tasked >> volume or storage group level migrations. >> >> Use Case: After a customer creates their DB2 image copies in a specific >> storage group, they want to be able to issue a single MIGRATE STORAGEGROUP >> command and have HSM migrate all of the images copies to tape, using highly >> parallel tasking. (They want to do it via command so that they can control >> the specific timeframe that it runs as opposed to during IM top of the hour, >> which often conflicts with other processing). >> >> Glenn Wilcock - DFSMShsm Architect >> > -- > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
