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kumar1234
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Hi,
I want to create a production GDG dataset with a retention period of 45 days. Could you please let me know how do we set the retention period for 45 days.
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superk
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| You usually can't, but if it actually is possible, you might want to check with your storage team to find out how. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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You could find the solution Yourself by looking at the JCL manuals
but beware before using it it would be wiser to ask Your storage support...
explicit retention/expiration date on dd statements is a practice gone for a loong time
and frowned upon by storage administrators |
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Akatsukami
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| enrico-sorichetti wrote: |
You could find the solution Yourself by looking at the JCL manuals
but beware before using it it would be wiser to ask Your storage support...
explicit retention/expiration date on dd statements is a practice gone for a loong time
and frowned upon by storage administrators |
Again: some places, maybe many places. Maybe even in every shop but this one. But I absolutely must -- as verified by the experience of having run thousands of jobs over several years -- specify an explicit retention period or expiration date, or the data set goes into a volatile management class whose data sets are deleted at midnight.
That said, it is a very good idea to find out your shop's standards, as failing to do so and acting in ways contrary to them can be a career-limiting move. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| it' s interesting to notice how practices differ around IT shops ... |
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expat
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If the ACS routines are set up by me, explicit retention / expiry are forbidden  |
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Nic Clouston
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| If you want to keep for 45 days then set the limit on the GDG base to such a number as will cater for 45 days worth of datasets. |
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