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Updating Resource Pools

To perform the following actions, use the UPDATE command on the Manage Resource Pools screen:

• Add individual tape volumes or a series of tape volumes to a resource pool
• Delete tape volumes from a resource pool
• Move tape volumes from one resource pool to another

Enter update in the Command column next to the resource pool whose tape volumes you want to work with. CA VM:Backup displays the Tape List for Resource Pool poolname screen, where poolname is the name of the pool you are updating. The tape list shows the following information about each tape volume in the resource pool:

• Volser
• Backup date and time
• Job template file name
• Dumpjob number
• Expiration date
• Owner (if used by an authorized client)

CA VM:Backup displays a user ID in the Owner column for tapes that are used by an authorized client, such as CA VM:Archiver. The Owner field contains the user ID that used the tape. For example, if a tape is used by CA VM:Archiver, the Owner field contains the user ID of the CA VM:Archiver service virtual machine. The expiration date PERM means the tapes never expire. The user ID of the owner and the expiration date of PERM prevent other jobs from using the tapes.

For tape volumes used in a backup or MPC job that was canceled, the Tape List for Resource Pool poolname screen displays only the following information:

• The message *Released from canceled job
• The volser
• The expiration date

To move through the list of volsers, use the PF7 (Backward) and PF8 (Forward) keys. To view the beginning and end of the tape list, enter the TOP and BOTTOM commands on the command line.