Using the LIST command

You use the LIST command to determine the status of DFSMShsm and SMS-managed volumes and data sets. When you list primary volume, migration volume, or data set information, you can decide whether DFSMShsm lists the information from the MCDS, the BCDS, or both. You can also decide to let DFSMShsm print the output from the LIST command at your terminal, send it to a SYSOUT data set, or send it to an alternative output data set. This topic describes the categories of information you can list, explains the output of the LIST command, and contains sample printer output and sample terminal output for all categories of information.

All references to primary volumes in this topic include the SMS-managed volumes that have been internally ADDVOLed to DFSMShsm, thereby becoming eligible for DFSMShsm automatic processing.