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SMS Considerations

When using the VOLDELETE and PURGE commands the utmost care should be taken. DATA LOSS can occur if used improperly.

The VOLDELETE command does not issue normal SMS checks for individual data sets and will expire an ARCHVOL based solely on the ARCHVOL expiration date. This expiration date is set based on the value of sysparm DYNEXPDT, described in DYNEXPDTE99365 in the Systems Guide.

The PURGE command deletes unexpired data sets even if they are SMS-managed.