Installation Exits

You can customize DFSMS with installation exit routines and modules that extend or replace IBM-supplied functions at your installation. DFSMS provides the following types of installation exits:

User installation exits
Tape label processing installation exits
System-managed tape library installation exits
Pre-ACS installation exit for tape management systems
ACS installation exits that extend the capabilities of ACS routines
IEHINITT dynamic exits that place volume labels onto magnetic tapes
DFSMShsm installation exits for customizing DFSMShsm and ABARS functions
DFSMSdss installation exits

Related reading: For more information, see z/OS DFSMS Installation Exits, z/OS DFSMS OAM Planning, Installation, and Storage Administration Guide for Tape Libraries, and z/OS DFSMS OAM Planning, Installation, and Storage Administration Guide for Object Support.