Setting Up a Move Policy to Rotate Media

Starting at BRMS V5R4M0, it is possible to set up a move policy to allow media to rotate through the move policy sequences. To accomplish this, the move policy needs to have *RESET for the duration

Example

Move policy . . . . . . . . . : AAAA Home location . . . . . . . . . TAPMLB01 Name, *SYSPCY, *ORIGIN, F4 list Use container . . . . . . . . . *NO *YES, *NO Verify moves . . . . . . . . . . *NO *YES, *NO Calendar for working days . . . *ALLDAYS Name, *ALLDAYS, F4 for list Calendar for move days . . . . . *ALLDAYS Name, *ALLDAYS, F4 for list Move marked for duplication . . *NO *NO, *YES Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Type choices, press Enter. Seq Location Duration Container Action 10 VAULT 10

20 TAPMLB01 *RESET

*RESET

If a write is done to the media while in this location, the move pattern is reset to the first move sequence and the creation date of the media is set to the current date and time.
If no writes are done to the media, the media stays in this location until it expires and then returns to the home location.

NOTES:

Move policy entries after a *RESET entry will not be used.
It is recommended the home location and the location having the duration of *RESET be the same location
There is no help text for this option in release IBM i 7.1 and below.
The following PTFs are required to use this function
- 7.1 SI40005 - 6.1 SI40006 - V5R4M0 SI40001
Move reports in releases 7.1 and below will not reflect the *RESET