CA Dynam for VSE User Guide

Using Cataloged Information
• Responding ACCEPT to a MOUNT message to force input of a data set or
version other than the one called for by the system (generation option)
• Responding ALTER to drop a TLBL, thus forcing an alternate TLBL to be
used (generation option)
There are other Catalog maintenance and reporting utilities besides DYNCAT.
This guide describes them in detail.
Protecting the Catalog
Catalog Owner ID
CA Dynam/T places a 16-character owner ID in the VOL1 label of every tape
created under its control. The first ten characters of this ID associate the
volume with the CA Dynam Catalog, controlling it. The 16-character name is
established when you initialize the Catalog and is derived from the ID
parameter of the DYNCAT INITIAL command:
INITIAL id='COMPANY ID NAME' PASSWORD='PASSWORD'
You can use the DYNCAT OWN command to change the Catalog ID at any
time. It is best, however, to establish a unique ID when first initializing the
Catalog and to maintain that ID for the life of the Catalog.
Catalog Password
The CA Dynam Catalog is password protected. Specify an eight-character
literal for the password in the DYNCAT INITIAL command when creating the
Catalog. There is no default password. This password cannot be modified. It
also cannot be accessed by any report, and must therefore be carefully saved.
You must specify the Catalog password to gain access to the passwords of
individual password-protected data sets.
Examples:
This DYNCAT statement initializes the Catalog and specifies a Catalog
password of UNLOCK.
INITIAL id='COMPANY ID NAME' PASSWORD='UNLOCK'
This TDYNUTL statement produces a list of all password-protected data sets
with their passwords. Access to the Catalog password should be controlled.
LIST PASSWORD='UNLOCK'
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