Troubleshooting
Problem
This document describes the Permanent Storage Menu with the associated options.
Resolving The Problem
Installing and updating QMGTOOLS - https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/684977
To access the Permanent Storage Menu from the Must Gather Data Collector menu:
GO QMGTOOLS/MG => Internals => Storage Management Menu => Permanent Storage Menu
You can also access the Permanent Storage Menu directly: GO QMGTOOLS/PRMSTG
This is the Permanent Storage Menu, with descriptions following the sample screenshot:

Work with RTVDSKINF collections
Work with RTVDIRINF collections
Summarize Library
DISKTASKS menu
This option is used to check the current user profile to verify if it has *SECOFR user class, *ALLOBJ special authority and an entry in the system distribution directory. If all of these checks are passed, the DISKTASKS menu is displayed, otherwise an error message is posted.
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Modified date:
23 April 2026
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ibm17242959