🚀 go-pugleaf

We use VMCENTER + VMOPERATOR

three (online) staging areas but no 'online' archiving, 7 day retention

recalls processed every 30 minutes 0830 - 2230

archives ( from stage and delay ) processed 3 times a day
( max retention period = 720 days - users must update expiry date at
  least once every two years to retain files - prevents indefinite
  retention-by-default of unneeded files )

we use the vmsecure rules facility - vmarchive public modules and help
files are on a disk not accessable to ACIGROUP STUDENTS
  ie  rule =   REJECT STUDENT LINK 3FF ( GROUP

( groups FACULTY, STAFF, SYSPROG etc may access disk )

I have a 50 DSS limit per volume - periodically I scan tapes on MVS
to determine 'feet actually used' and use that information to set up
merge/purge runs such that M/P output will fit on one volume.
( to CYA, I have fortran program that massages database before and after
  M/P - expired and or purged files have bits cleared, special dates
  inserted to indicate original status, and ownership xferred to
  id = PURGEyy ( done once a year ) - status is restored after M/P -
  this way I have one extra year after announced ' anything marked
  expired/purged on ---- will be UNRECOVERABLY deleted"  If user
  has enough clout, I can reload from user PURGEyy to orig id while
  explaining that tape had not yet been overwritten and I was able to
  recover data this time ( but, BOY were you lucky !! ) )

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º  Michael R. Ramundo                        Fax (518) 442-3697       º
º  Systems Programmer / Analyst            Audio (518) 442-3709       º
º  Computing Services Center, CS-9C               Network             º
º  State University of N.Y. at Albany        SYSMRR @ ALBNYVM1        º
º  Albany,  New York    12222            SYSMRR @ uacsc2.albany.edu   º
º                                          aka postmast(er)           º
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