CA Dynam for VSE User Guide

LIBR Backups and Restores............................................................... 2-75
Controlling Single and Multi-Volume POWER Offload Tapes ..................................... 2-80
Controlling POWER Job Accounting Tapes ..................................................... 2-82
Enforcing Volume Serial Number Standards ................................................... 2-82
Specifying the SET Command ................................................................ 2-82
SET Command Syntax Rules.............................................................. 2-83
Summary of SET Command Syntax ....................................................... 2-83
Tape Drives ................................................................................. 2-84
Pooling Tape Drives (DTPOOL Option Record) .............................................. 2-84
Locking Tape Drives (DTLOCK Option Record) ............................................. 2-84
Using the Console Alarm Facility .............................................................. 2-85
Chapter 3: Supporting Tape File Management
Tape File Management Utilities ................................................................ 3-1
Tape Assignment Program—TDYNASN...................................................... 3-1
Tape Copy Utility—TDYNCOPY ............................................................. 3-8
Tape Label Generator—TDYNLBL .......................................................... 3-12
CHKPT/RSTRT Program—TDYNRST ........................................................ 3-14
Synchronizing Volumes (using XSYSTEM)—TDYNSYNC ..................................... 3-16
Reporting on Tape Files ...................................................................... 3-27
Cataloged Tape Files Report—TAPES ...................................................... 3-28
Tape Cleaning and Error Report—TDYNCLEN ............................................... 3-29
Pull List Utility—TDYNLIST ................................................................ 3-31
JCL-driven Pull-list Utility—TDYNPULL ..................................................... 3-33
Utility Reporting Program—TDYNUTL ...................................................... 3-38
Vault Location Control Program—TDYNVLT .................................................... 3-45
Establishing Vault Locations .............................................................. 3-46
Running TDYNVLT ....................................................................... 3-47
TDYNVLT Commands..................................................................... 3-49
IBM 3494 Tape Library Interface.............................................................. 3-52
Controlling Scratch Pools ................................................................. 3-52
IBM 3494 Multiple Library Support ........................................................ 3-53
Forcing a Re-Scan of the IBM 3494 Tape Drives............................................ 3-53
Using CA Dynam/T MODON 11, 22, and 23 with the IBM Robot System...................... 3-54
IBM Virtual Tape Facility (VTAPE) Support ..................................................... 3-55
IBM VTAPE Command Format............................................................. 3-55
Overview of CA Dynam/T Support of VTAPE ............................................... 3-55
CA Dynam/T Enhanced Support for Virtual Tapes .......................................... 3-57
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