COMPACT DASDMIGRATE and NODASDMIGRATE: Specifying whether to compact data sets during migration to DASD

Explanation: DASDMIGRATE | NODASDMIGRATE are mutually exclusive, optional subparameters of the COMPACT parameter specifying whether or not to compact a data set during migration to DASD.

Subparameter Explanation
DASDMIGRATE DFSMShsm can compact a data set during migration to DASD.
NODASDMIGRATE DFSMShsm does not compact a data set during migration to DASD.

SMS relationship: Parameter differs in meaning when applied to SMS-managed or non-SMS-managed DASD volumes or data sets.

SETSYS default: None.

DFSMShsm default: If you do not specify either subparameter on any SETSYS command, the DFSMShsm default is NODASDMIGRATE.
Note:
  1. If you do not want a specific data set compacted during volume migration to DASD, use the data set migration exit (ARCMDEXT) to prevent compaction.
  2. If you specified the TAPEMIGRATION(DIRECT) parameter of the SETSYS command, DFSMShsm ignores the DASDMIGRATE or NODASDMIGRATE subparameter if you specify one of them.
  3. Although the MIGRATE and NOMIGRATE subparameters no longer exist, DFSMShsm does not fail the command if you specify them. Instead, MIGRATE and NOMIGRATE have the same meaning as DASDMIGRATE and NODASDMIGRATE.
  4. Since compressed format data sets are already compressed, they will not be compacted during migration to DASD.