Setting up your installation options

The DFSMSrmm parmlib member EDGRMMxx includes many options for setting up DFSMSrmm, such as:

Defining system options, such as the date format for reports and messages, default retention periods, and notification to volume owners when their volumes are ready to be released.
Controlling the use of tape volumes.
Partitioning tape volumes.
Specifying if a pool has tape profile processing as provided by RACF, a component of the Security Server for z/OS.
Tailoring mount messages with either the volume's shelf location or the pool identifier.
Defining security classes for data sets and volumes.
Defining the DFSMSrmm running mode to determine when DFSMSrmm records volume usage and performs tape validation as described in How does DFSMSrmm validate tape mounts?.
Defining how DFSMSrmm bypass label processing is performed.
Defining storage locations to DFSMSrmm.
Defining media information and media replacement policies.
Defining a system-wide default retention method for tapes.

Your system programmer or storage administrator defines your DFSMSrmm installation options during implementation. For information on the options that can be set in EDGRMMxx, see Using the parmlib member EDGRMMxx.