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Overview

CA TLMS provides standard utility programs and procedures to perform initialization, backup, restore, and recovery for the Volume Master File, the VMF index file, the Retention Master File, the Alternate Log (ALOG) file, and the multiple access message queue file. (The VMF, VMF index, and RMF must be initialized when CA TLMS is installed; the other files only have to be initialized if you are using the optional features that require those files.)

Sample procedures for each utility detailed in this chapter can be found in the target (operating) procedure library CAI.CTAPPROC. They are listed below and discussed in this chapter in alphabetical order.

CATALOGB

Back up the Alternate Log file

CATALOGI

Initialize the Alternate Log file

CATCSMF

Create Volume Master File from SMF data

CATRMFE

Update for a full pattern masking RMF

CATRMFI

Initialize the Retention Master File (VSAM)

CATRMFP

Print program for full pattern masking RMF

CATVMFB

Back up the Volume Master File

CATVMFI

Initialize the Volume Master File

CATVMFID

Generate Volume Master File initialization parameters

CATVMFMR

Merge Volume Master Files

CATVMFRE

Reorganize the Volume Master File

CATVMFRL

Reload the Volume Master File

CATVMFRS

Restore the Volume Master File

CATVMFRV

Recover the Volume Master File

CATVMFSC

Set control record information in Volume Master File

CATVMFXI

Initialize or re-create the Volume Master File index

CTSDEU

Data Erase Utility

CTSTAPER

Test the tape management system

CTSPMTST

Validating Pattern Definitions

CTSSYNC

3495/3499 Tape Library Synchronization

TLMSNITT

Initialize tape volumes

Discussions in this chapter include a listing of the procedure JCL and the starter JCL, and a description of any output that may be generated. The examples use the system defaults, as provided on the CA TLMS installation tape.