CA TLMS Health Checks › TLMS_OPTION_PROTECT

TLMS_OPTION_PROTECT

Description

This check examines the setting of the PROTECT option and creates an exception when PROTECT=SELECT.

The default interval for this check is to run once when the CTS address space starts up and the exception interval is your system default.

Best Practice

For CA TLMS best practices, specify PROTECT=ALL. This ensures that the tape is removed from scratch status and the volume is protected from being overwritten.

Parameters accepted

None.

Debug Support

Yes

Verbose Support

Yes

Reference

For more information, see System Options.

Message

TLMSH0071E The CA TLMS option PROTECT is set to SELECT. If a system crash occurs, volumes that were actively being written to are not protected from reuse by another application. More information is available in the Message Reference Guide.