SMS attributes to allow a SMS managed data set to be archived.
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Issue/Introduction
Which SMS attributes needs to be set to allow a SMS managed data set to be archived to disk (L1) by Disk after 3 days non-usage and then be eligible for MERGE from disk to tape (L2) after another 4 days?
Resolution
To allow a SMS managed data set to be archived to disk (L1) by Disk after 3 days non-usage and then be eligible for MERGE from disk to tape (L2) after another 4 days, you need to set the following SMS migration attributes in its SMS MC:
Primary Days Non-usage . : 3
Level 1 Days Date/Days . : 7
Please note that "Level 1 Days Non-usage" is not added to "Primary Days non-usage.
Instead, "Level 1 Days Date/Days" indicates the number of days that must elapse since the last reference on level 0 (L0) before a data set on L1 can be migrated/archived/merged further to L2.
Additional Information
If you want a SMS managed data set to be archived by Disk directly to tape after 7 days non-usage, then you need to set " Level 1 Days Date/Days" to 0 in its SMS MC:
Primary Days Non-usage . : 7
Level 1 Days Date/Days . : 0
and run an ARCHIVE to tape for these.
Note: When "Level 1 Days Date/Days" is set to 0 and ARCHIVE to disk is being performed, data sets with this attribute are bypassed.
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