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Summary of CA VM:Backup User Exits

The following list describes each user exit and its use. The user exits are listed by their real names followed by their descriptive names.

VMBEXIT1 – Tape Mount

Sends customized tape mount requests to a tape operator or tape management system

VMBEXIT2 – Quiesce

Sends customized minidisk or file space quiesce requests to users or other service virtual machines; can also send customized messages to resume minidisk or file space activity when CA VM:Backup has finished backing it up

VMBEXIT3 – Restore Authorization

Grants or denies users the ability to restore data; can also limit the time period from which users can select data to restore

With this user exit, you can allow or deny all or specific users the ability to restore their own data as well as data backed up for other users without having to grant them CA VM:Backup system administrator authorization

VMBEXIT4 – Restore Link

Changes the link mode on the CP LINK command issued when restoring data to minidisks; can also send messages to users and other service virtual machines to detach the target minidisk or perform other quiescing or setup processing required to prepare the target minidisk for the restore

VMBEXIT5 – Tape Allocation

Determines which tape CA VM:Backup should use next when CA VM:Backup is not interfaced with CA VM:Tape.