Find out which releases of BRMS are supported
The current supported releases of BRMS are:
The overviews below highlight the features and enhancements that appeared in each release. For information about older BRMS releases, visit
Release information about the latest releases and new PTFs can be found at IBM and at this location.
Version 7.4 Overview
Enhancements
- Turn-key cloud control group deployment which allows customers to easily set up custom cloud control groups.
- Enable the green screen command to change control group attributes which were previously only available in the GUI.
- Backup for journaled objects changes is now the default setting: the default parameter value for SAVLIBBRM command has been changed to OBJJRN(*YES).
- New *OBJ list named QALLSPLF to backup all spooled files which improves restore performance.
- Support for the 3592-60F tape drive with *FMT3592A6 and FMT3592A6E densities.
- Enhanced log information: uses the system timestamp to preserve message order when messages are logged at the same second are displayed using DSPLOGBRM.
Version 7.3 Overview
BRMS Web Client
- Key panels converted to Dojo – better filtering and usability
- Multi-task navigational tree added to the main panel
- Improved backup list editing (sorting)
- Improved Include panel selection on “ok”
- Newer infrastructure support (Liberty)
BRMS Server
- PRTRPTBRM FROMSYS support w/help text
- INZBRM network checker options w/help text
- Modernization of Storage Tiering using BRMS Migration
- IFS lists supported
- SSD < HDD support
I-ASP support
- I-ASP can be marked migration eligible and support *LIB, *LNK, and *OBJ control group entries.
- Available in 7.2 using command:
QSYS/CALL QBRM/Q1AOLD PARM('SETMGRELIG' 'asp-name' 'asp-class' 'Y') - IFS Suport
- Migration (*MGR) list support for link lists (*LNK).
- Restriction: Only first level directory path names allowed. Example: ‘/dirName’
- Restriction:Only one directory entry allowed in an *LNK list.
- Restriction: IBM product directories (directories starting with /Q) not supported
Non IBM product directories not supported:
/
/tmp
/dev
Directory tree contents must all be in the same file system. - Displays *LNK list control group entry statistics as the Migration *LNK list name.
- Migration (*MGR) list support for object lists (*OBJ).
- Moves objects within same ASP or IASP. (Solid state disk storage support - SSD)
- Restriction: Specific library names (special values and generics not supported)
- Restriction: Only supports DB files (Object type *FILE and Object Attribute PF or LF) Specific member names (no generics)
- Displays *OBJ list control group entry statistics on first line.
- Breaks out individual objects from the migration object list.
- CHGMEDBRM movement support of 1 volume with help text.
- SAVBRM now supports Pattern parm.