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PRODUCT Record

Use the PRODUCT record to identify service virtual machines running other CA products, and to activate the interface between CA VM:Backup and these service virtual machines.

PRODUCT {productid userid [MASTER] | [VMSISERV userid]}

Currently only CA VM:Archiver and CA VM:Tape can interface with CA VM:Backup directly through programmatic interfaces. Your site may be able to achieve more flexible processing by using CA VM:Backup with other CA Technologies components, such as CA VM:Schedule and CA VM:Account. Because a direct interface for these CA Technologies components does not exist, you do not need to define a PRODUCT record for them.

Definitions

productid userid [MASTER]

Identifies a CA product (productid) whose interface you are activating, and the userid of a service virtual machine running that product.

If you have identified more than one service virtual machine for CA VM:Tape, you must specify MASTER on the record for one of those service virtual machines.

VMSISERV userid

Specifies the VMANAGER userid that performs product maintenance.

Description

You can include multiple PRODUCT records in the VMBACKUP CONFIG file for each CA product. If you include more than one PRODUCT record for CA VM:Tape, you must designate one service virtual machine as the master to which CA VM:Backup is to issue requests; CA VM:Backup will not issue requests to the other service virtual machines identified for that product. You do not need to designate a master if you include multiple PRODUCT records for CA VM:Archiver because CA VM:Archiver initiates all interactions with CA VM:Backup.

No PRODUCT records are defined by default.

Interactive Reconfiguration

You cannot interactively reconfigure the PRODUCT record through CA VM:Backup system administrator screens.

Examples