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Overview

A non-CA 1 system is one which cannot access the TMC and Audit data sets during data set creation. This can be an MVS CPU which does not share the DASD volumes that contain the TMC and Audit data sets, a non-MVS operating system such as DOS, or a non-IBM operating system such as Windows or UNIX.

In these situations, integrate the tapes that are created on these non-CA 1 systems into the CA 1 environment properly.

• Tapes created by backup products on Windows and UNIX systems may be eligible for automated tracking using the Distributed Tape Support feature.
• Use the AIVS feature, described below, to manage the tapes.
• If all tapes created on non-CA 1 systems are later used as input under CA 1, then the Key Tape Procedure can be followed. (See Key Tape Procedure.)
• If the tapes may or may not be used as input under CA 1, then either the Batch Update System or, if activity is slight, CA 1 online inquiry and update can be used to update the TMC with the new status of the tapes as they are created.

We recommend that all tapes in the environment be initialized in the CA 1 TMC. This allows the management facilities of CA 1 (for example, reports, automatic scratch control, Vault Management System) to be utilized for tapes created on both CA 1 and non-CA 1 systems.