Introduction › Preparing the Tape Library

Preparing the Tape Library

CA TLMS is designed to provide management for tapes written in the following formats:

• Standard Labeled (SL)
• Nonlabeled (NL)
• Bypass Label Processing (BLP)
• Nonstandard Labeled (NSL)
• ANSI Labeled (AL)

CA TLMS gets the volume serial numbers for SL tapes from either

• The job control language (JCL) or
• The z/OS system catalog

Since NL tapes do not have internal labels and BLP tapes bypass standard labels, you must use one of the following methods to supply the volume serial numbers of these tapes to CA TLMS:

• The job control language (JCL) or
• The console operator

For the console operator to supply the volume serial number, you must specify the system option VSNREQD=YES. This will prompt the operator for the volume serial number before an NL or BLP volume is opened for output.

NSL tapes may be controlled either by user-written routines which invoke the TLMSOSMM (operating system management module) or by manual updates to the CA TLMS Volume Master File.

More information:

Volume Master File Inquiry and Update