Utilities and Procedures › CATVMFI - Initialize the Volume Master File › Process

Process

The TLMSVMFU program is used to initialize the VMF. It creates

• A control record for internal usage
• Segment records to define the specific volume serial number ranges in the database
• Auxiliary records to handle data sets that span more than one volume and volumes that contain more than one data set
• Optional message records which allow you to provide additional information when a tape volume is closed

Prepare the initialization commands for input into the Volume Master File initialization program and save in CAI.CTAPOPTN member TLMSIDCK. The commands are free-form. These commands are described on the following pages.

Note: For information on preparing these commands, see Volume Master File Allocation Worksheet.