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5.3 Retention methods
To help you understand the way in which AutoMedia or ASG-ZARA and
DFSMSrmm manage the retention of tape data sets, we compare the
management rules of the two products.
Vault or storage location management
unlimited installation-selected storage
locations (any eight-character name can
be defined),
Define management by data set name or
jobname
Full or generic
Group by DSN, Jobname, SMS
management class or data set name
pattern
Manages by vault slot number
Unrestricted movement
Supports up to three built-in storage
location names LOCAL, DISTANT and
REMOTE, unlimited ins ...