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After a new cloud resource is added using product IBM Cloud Storage Solutions for i, BRMS will create a set of default objects to be used to store objects in the cloud. One of the following command must be run so BRMS can create the default objects for new cloud resources:
INZBRM OPTION(*DATA)STRMNTBRM
Note: Since some of the BRMS objects associated with cloud configuration are shared between systems in a BRMS network, cloud connectors with the same name on systems in the BRMS network must refer to the same cloud configuration. If cloud connectors with the same name do not refer to the same configuration, they will cause unpredictable results when used during BRMS operations.
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Large amounts of storage may be required for backup media. Large backup media can cause lengthy transfer times when the media is moved to a cloud location. To minimize the number of transfers that are performed to the cloud, once a volume has been transferred to the cloud, the media will remain in the cloud even if the media is transferred back to the system. Subsequent moves to the same cloud location will not require the media to be transferred to the cloud since it already exists there. The media will remain on the system until STRMNTBRM MOVMED(*YES) has been run and the number of days to retain media has been exceeded.
After media has expired, BRMS will remove the media from the cloud when the STRMNTBRM command is run. Media will also be removed from the cloud if it is moved to a different cloud location.
If media that is using cloud storage is removed from the BRMS media inventory, the cloud storage is NOT deleted and will NOT be deleted using any BRMS interfaces. After the media that is using cloud storage is removed from BRMS, the cloud storage must be cleaned up manually by the user via cloud storage provider interfaces. Media is removed from the BRMS media inventory using the following interfaces:
RMVMEDBRMWRKMEDBRMand then specify option 4=Remove on a media entryBRMS GUI client
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Impacts to movement
When the MOVMEDBRM, STRMNTBRM MOVMED(*YES) or VFYMOVBRM command is run and the movement processing has completed, the commands will attempt to complete transfers of media to or from the cloud for media that has a status of *TRF. These transfers may cause the movement commands to run longer than they have in the past. This should not impact users that are not using the cloud to store BRMS media.
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