Tape Management Support

IXMAINT supports tape management systems as follows:

With the appropriate interface module specified as the value to sysparms TMSCTLEX and/or TAPCTLEX
By controlling the catalog status of the ARCHVOL
With GDG, TAPEPOOL, and EDM managed tape expiration.

For important information, review the following areas:

Customizing the CA Disk Tape Management Support in the Installation Guide.
Method 1 —Controlling Tapes Via the EDM in the Installation Guide.
Tapepool Considerations in the Systems Guide.
Sysparm description for ARCTNAMEd in the Systems Guide.
User exit descriptions for TMSCTLEX —Tape Management System Control Interface Exit in the Systems Guide.