Re: BRMS - STRBKUBRM - Move policy (MOVPCY) *NONE

[Gord Hutchinson <gordm1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Paul.  I did look a the Move Policy help text but it too doesn't
mention *NONE.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 3:18 PM, Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Gord,
>
> You are correct, a volume with *NONE will not be processed by MOVMEDBRM.
>
> From Move Policy Help Text.
>
> Move policies are the movement schedules that you assign to manage
> where your media is stored (and its associated data), how long it
> will stay in a location, which file group should reside at a
> location and when it will return to an original or other location.
> Move schedules can be applied to locations that are outside of a
> primary location or can be used to manage movement within a single
> location.  An example of a simple move schedule is to move a volume
> to a local vault for 10 days, then to an offsite vault for 20 days
> and then return it to its original location, such as the computer
> room.
>
> Move policies are assigned as part of a media policy.  This reflects
> the close relationship between movement schedules and the expiration
> of the media itself.
>
> When you set up BRMS on your system, BRMS creates a default move
> policy (OFFSITE).  It assigns an onsite location, *HOME and an
> offsite location, VAULT.
>
> The Move Media using BRM (MOVMEDBRM) command is processed to perform
> movement based on the move policies that have set up.  The MOVMEDBRM
> command should only be processed on one system if you are using the
> network feature of BRMS.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Gord Hutchinson
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 3:08 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: BRMS - STRBKUBRM - Move policy (MOVPCY) *NONE
>
> In V7R1 there is the MOVPCY param on the STRBKUBRM command.  The help text
> and Knowledge Center both say that a value of *NONE means "There is not a
> move policy associated with the output volumes that are created as a result
> of this save operation."
>
> What is the implication of using *NONE?  Is the tape simply not scheduled
> to move to a different location?
>
>
> Gord
>
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> Gord Hutchinson
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