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Specifying the Link Option

If you are restoring data to the original minidisk, indicate the following information:

• The type of link CA VM:Backup is to obtain
• The action CA VM:Backup is to perform if the target is linked by another user

Link to Obtain

In the Link to Users' Disks Using field, select the type of link CA VM:Backup is to obtain:

Write Link

This option specifies that CA VM:Backup is to obtain a write link to the target minidisk. This condition applies only if no other user ID is linked to the minidisk in either read or write access mode. If another user ID is linked, no link is established for CA VM:Backup. In this case, detach minidisk messages are issued to all user IDs linked to the minidisk. This option is the default.

Mult Link

This option specifies that CA VM:Backup is to obtain a write link to the target minidisk even if another user ID is linked in read-only mode. The write link is not obtained if another user ID already has write access. CA VM:Backup requires write access to restore data to a minidisk.

Wait for Users to Detach Disks

During restore processing, CA VM:Backup may try to link a user's minidisk but not be able to get write access (that is, a Write or Mult link) because other users are linked to that target minidisk. CA VM:Backup sends detach messages to users (and message 797I to the tape operator and local console). The product stops restore processing for this job until the minidisk is successfully linked. CA VM:Backup cannot continue processing this job until one of the following events occurs:

• All linked users detach the minidisk.
• A user cancels the detach request, which tells CA VM:Backup not to restore the minidisk.
• The wait time that is specified in the USERWAIT configuration file record expires.

In the Wait for Users to Detach Disks field, use one of the following options to indicate whether CA VM:Backup is to wait for users to detach minidisks:

Yes

When CA VM:Backup encounters a target minidisk to which it cannot obtain write access, the product waits for users to detach that minidisk.

No

When CA VM:Backup encounters a target minidisk to which it cannot obtain write access, the product skips restoring data from that particular backup of the minidisk. CA VM:Backup goes on to the next minidisk. CA VM:Backup records this information in the restore job summary report.