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Resource Pools

CA VM:Backup system administrators create resource pools, a collection of predefined tapes that CA VM:Backup can use to process backup or MPC jobs.

The tapes defined to a particular resource pool must have the same physical characteristics. For example, you can define a resource pool made up of DASDtapes. As each tape is used, CA VM:Backup automatically continues the job with the next tape in the pool. When all of the tapes defined to the resource pool have been used, CA VM:Backup can ask the tape operator for the volser of an available tape to continue processing or it can place the job on hold to allow more tapes to be added to the resource pool.