DFSMShsm


Other Names:

DFHSM
DF/HSM

Categories:

Backup and Restore + Archive + Files and Datasets + Automation

Status:

 Active

Vendor:

IBM

Platforms:

z/OS  

Short Description:

Dataset backup and archive automation
 

Detail:

Automatically backup datasets. Also automatically archives inactive datasets to compressed disk and tape. Archived datasets are automatically recalled when opened.

Originally released as HSM (Hierarchical Storage Manager) in the late 1970s. Renamed to DFHSM from V2. Included in DFSMS/MVS from 1992. Now referred to as DFSMShsm. Currently an optional feature of z/OS.

IBM Product IDs:

  • DFSMShsm now an optional component of z/OS
  • DFSMS/MVS V1.x Product ID: 5695-DF1
  • DFHSM V2.x Product ID: 5665-329
  • HSM V1.x Product ID: 5740-XRB

Entry last updated: 15-Mar-2016

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