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Primary Pool

The primary pool is the main repository for the SMF records. Files created in the primary pool can reside on magnetic tape or DASD. If DASD is used, you may use DFHSM or another Storage Management product such as CA ASM2 to manage the data sets within this pool, allowing archival to tape after a predetermined period of time. When an extract or print request is issued, DFHSM restores the data set to its original DASD volume, allowing the request to be satisfied.

For more information on a tape pool of volume-specific tapes, see the DUMPTAPES control statement. For more information on a tape pool of non-specific tapes, see the SCRATCH operand on the OPTIONS, DUMPOPTIONS, and STREAMOPTIONS control statements.