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8.3 Maintenance
To operate your system smoothly, you need to run the STRMNTBRM command. We
recommend that you run this command on a daily basis. Among other things, this command
deletes overdue information, cleans up log files, and other housekeeping. It also prints the
recovery reports, which are vital if you have to do recovery outside of BRMS. It also tells
which volumes you need to get BRMS back in operation so you don’t have to do everything
manually.
On daily basis, you must manage the volumes that are holding information about all your
saves. This information is automatically placed on tape after each backup job unless you
deliberately prohibit it from