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Processing of REINIT Jobs by An Authorized Client

This section explains how an authorized client works with CA VM:Backup to reinitialize tapes.

1. The authorized client builds a REINIT job template file in TPI format to specify the tapes to be reinitialized.
2. The client issues the CA VM:Backup IMPORT command to copy the job template file to the VMBACKUP 191 minidisk to convert it to CA VM:Backup internal format.
3. When the template file is successfully imported, the client issues the CA VM:Backup SUBMIT command to submit the REINIT job.
4. CA VM:Backup processes the job as described in Processing REINIT Jobs.
5. When the job completes, if the job template file contained the JOBOPTIONS JOBEND NOTIFY record, CA VM:Backup issues the JOBEND command to tell the client that the job completed.
6. If the job template contained the JOBOPTIONS ONETIME YES record, CA VM:Backup erases the job template file for the completed job from its 191 minidisk.
7. The client issues the CA VM:Backup GETRPT command to obtain the keyword data report for the job.
8. CA VM:Backup copies the keyword data report to the specified minidisk or directory and, if the transfer completes successfully, erases the keyword data report from its report minidisk. If the transfer does not complete successfully, the report remains on the report minidisk.

If a job is canceled by a CA VM:Backup operator before or during processing, CA VM:Backup logs this information in the keyword data report. If requested, CA VM:Backup then issues the JOBEND command to tell the client that the job ended.