Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm features

Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm provides the JCL for archiving, restoring, reporting, and database maintenance, an ISPF interface for setting up your archives, and full online help for the ISPF interface.

Customizable sample JCL
The Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm JCL sample library includes fully customizable sample JCL for these tasks:
  • Archiving inactive data
  • Restoring data from the archive to the ML2 tapes
  • Creating reports
  • Backing up, restoring, and cleaning up the Archive Database
ISPF interface
The Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm ISPF interface offers the following functionality:
  • Provides easy access to the product settings that are used for moving data out of the archive and for defining cloud storage environments
  • Lists the data sets that have been archived and (optionally) allows you to queue files for restore processing
  • Lists the tape volumes that contain the archived data sets
  • Provides a quick access method for generating the JCL to restore archived files that have been queued for restore processing
  • Lists the archived files that are in the restore queue
  • Provides the SMS Archive Policy Editor for updating the AXQMCPOL parameter library member that is used for implementing the ML3-like storage tier
Console command interface
The Archive, Restore, Recycle, and Cleanup processes support the use of console commands to display the status of the process or to halt an in-progress process.
The AXQTINIT started task supports console commands to alter its processing mode, display status information, refresh parameter settings, and shut down the started task.
Online help
Online help is available for all of the ISPF screens by pressing F1.