Using Cloud Data Sets
Sending mainframe application data to the cloud
Cloud data sets (CDS) seamlessly replace tape related workload and redirect it to cloud object storage. For more details, see Activating Cloud Data Sets.
You can easily redirect the required workload by using a predefined unit, i.e. UNIT=CLOUD.
//COPY EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//SYSUT1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=M9.DEMO.PS
//SYSUT2 DD DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// UNIT=CLOUD,
// DSN=M9.DEMO.CDS.PS
The job output provides more information about the actions that were taken by the system and were intercepted and redirected to the CDS.
For example, messages ZM9VM019I and ZM9FE021I indicate opening and closing the new CDS.
12.23.03 JOB14594 IRR010I USERID M9DEMO IS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB.
12.23.03 JOB14594 ICH70001I M9DEMO LAST ACCESS AT 12:20:23 ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022
12.23.03 JOB14594 $HASP373 M9DMCDS STARTED - INIT 1 - CLASS A - SYS S0W1
12.23.03 JOB14594 IEF403I M9DMCDS - STARTED - TIME=12.23.03
12.23.03 JOB14594 *IEF233A M 057D,PRIVAT,SL,M9DMCDS,COPY,M9.DEMO.CDS.PS
12.23.04 JOB14594 ZM9CD11I OPENING OUTPUT CLOUD DATA SET ON UNIT 057D FOR DSN M9.DEMO.CDS.PS
12.23.05 JOB14594 IEC705I TAPE ON 057D,MAUO94,SL,,M9DMCDS,COPY,M9.DEMO.CDS.PS,MEDIA0
12.23.06 JOB14594 ZM9CD22I CLOSED OUTPUT CLOUD DATA SET ON UNIT 057D FOR DSN M9.DEMO.CDS.PS
12.23.06 JOB14594 IEC205I SYSUT2,M9DMCDS,COPY,FILESEQ=1, COMPLETE VOLUME LIST, 037
037 DSN=M9.DEMO.CDS.PS,VOLS=MAUO94
12.23.06 JOB14594 IEF234E K 057D,MAUO94,PVT,M9DMCDS,COPY
After creation, a new Cloud Data Set entry is created on the resources page in the BMC AMI Cloud web UI.
More details menu (web UI)
Click 
and select View details to view Cloud Data Set information. The Details pop-up window contains general information about the data set such as creation and expiration dates, record format, volume serial, and size.
DELCDS command
You can remove Cloud Data Sets by using the DELCDS command on the BMC AMI Cloud command line interface. For more information about using the command, see DELCDS.
Delete action (web UI)
You can delete a cloud data set resource and its catalog entry (if cataloged) in the BMC AMI Cloud web UI.
