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Detaching Tape Drives Between Mounts

To indicate how CA VM:Backup handles releasing tape drives that have been attached to the CA VM:Backup service virtual machine, select either the Yes or No response to the following question on the Define Tape Handling Options screen:

Should VM:Backup detach tape drives between each mount?

Yes

Unloads the tape and detaches the tape drive after it finishes processing the tape.

No

Unloads the tape but does not detach the tape drive until the job is completed.

If your site uses automatic cartridge loaders (ACLs), select Yes for this option. Detaching the tape drive allows the ACL to load the next tape in the unit.

If CA VM:Backup interfaces with CA VM:Tape, this option is ignored. CA VM:Tape always attaches drives to CA VM:Backup. CA VM:Backup always detaches the drives when the tapes are unloaded.

For information about updating the VMBACKUP CONFIG file to configure this option, see the "TAPEDISP Record" section in the System Programmer Reference Guide.