Overview of common action commands
The Storage Toolkit provides actions that start commands on target resources in the z/OS® system. Table 1 shows typical goals for some of the action commands in the Storage Toolkit.
| Command type | Goal |
|---|---|
| HSM Volume Services | Migrate data sets on volume not referenced for a certain number of days Perform HSM incremental backup of eligible data sets on volume |
| HSM Dataset Services | Migrate data set to level 1 Migrate data set to level 2 Backup data set Recover data set from backup version Recall a migrated data set |
| DFDSS Volume Services | Release unused space in data sets on volume TEST volume convert to SMS format Prepare volume for conversion to SMS format Convert volume to SMS format |
| DFDSS Dataset Services | Copy/move data set Release unused space within data set |
| Cancel HSM Request Service | Cancel active or queued DFSMShsm ("HSM") requests |