Where to find more information

The other chapters and appendices in this guide provide detailed information about using Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm.

These chapters provide procedures for configuring and using the product:

  • The Configuring Advanced Archive for DFSMShsmConfiguring Archive Manager chapter provides instructions for preparing the product for use, and for setting up your Archive Database, Restore Queue file, and Cloud Definition Database. Also included is a procedure for using the SMS Archive Policy Editor. This chapter also includes important information about the product data sets, system requirements, and using the product with your EBCDIC code tables.

    Note: Use the instructions that are provided in the IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm Program Directory to install Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm.

  • The Archiving inactive data chapter explains how to create and modify the JCL for archiving inactive data, adding an ML3-like policy to your existing management classes, and using the console commands to display status information or halt the process. This chapter also includes a reference for the data set selection criteria keywords and examples of their usage.

  • The Restoring archived data chapter provides procedures for all methods of restoring data sets from the archive to ML2 tape and for using the console commands for the batch Restore process or the automatic Restore process. This chapter also includes a reference for the data set selection criteria keywords and examples of their usage.

  • The Archive Database reporting chapter explains how to create a report that lists all of the Archive Database records. This chapter also includes a reference for the data set selection criteria keywords that you can specify to restrict the contents of the report to only those records of interest; examples of selection criteria usage are also provided.

  • The Backing up and recovering the Archive Database chapter provides procedures for modifying and submitting the JCL that backs up and restores the Archive Database.

  • The Backing up the Cloud Definitions Database chapter provides guidance for maintaining the cloud definitions that are used to connect to the cloud storage device during Archive and Restore processing.

  • The Maintaining the archived data chapter provides a procedure for recycling under-utilized archive tapes. This chapter also provides a procedure for cleaning up the Archive Database by expiring the data sets that are eligible for expiration and expiring empty archive tapes from the tape management system. The procedures for cleaning up the Archive Database and for recycling archive tapes include instructions for using the console command interface.

  • The Parameters chapter provides descriptions for all of the parameters that determine how Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm processing occurs.

  • The Troubleshooting and messages chapter contains troubleshooting tips and documents all of the product informational, warning, diagnostic, and error messages. Also included is a procedure for running the AXQMODLV job to determine the current modification levels of your Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm modules.

These appendices provide additional reference information:
  • The Example of AT-TLS parameter setup appendix provides an example of the parameter setup for a TTLS Rule that enables an SSL/TLS encryption policy. If you are enabling SSL encryption for any of the TCP/IP cloud traffic, this information might be helpful during the Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm configuration process.

  • The Wildcard support for specifying criteria appendix explains how the supported wildcard characters may be used in the specification of data set selection criteria keyword values for the Archive, Restore, and Archive Database Reporting processes.

  • The Selection criteria keyword restrictions appendix provides comprehensive information about the limitations on the values that you may specify for data set selection criteria keywords.

  • The JCL sample library members appendix provides reference copies of the JCL sample library members that were shipped with Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm.

  • The PARMLIB members appendix provides detailed descriptions of the PARMLIB members that were shipped with Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm.