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Using Operator Screens

This section contains the following topics:

Operator Main Menu

Managing System Activity

Responding to CA VM:Backup Requests

Submitting System Backup Jobs

Ending, Suspending, and Resuming CA VM:Backup

Performing User Functions

Viewing Resource Pools

Operator Main Menu

When you enter the user ID of the CA VM:Backup service virtual machine (usually VMBACKUP) from CMS, CA VM:Backup displays the Operator Main Menu.

The following table summarizes each option available through the Operator Main Menu. To select an option, enter the option number on the command line. Before processing any requests, CA VM:Backup verifies that you are an authorized CA VM:Backup operator.

Operator Main Menu Options:

Number

Options

Use To

1

Manage system activity

View the status of CA VM:Backup jobs, put jobs on hold, cancel jobs, or see what resources are needed to complete a pending job

2

Respond to VM:Backup requests

See whether CA VM:Backup has sent any messages to your user ID, such as a request to mount a tape, and send replies to CA VM:Backup

3

Submit system backups

Submit system backups to CA VM:Backup for processing

4

End, suspend, or resume processing

Stop CA VM:Backup, temporarily halt job processing, or restart job processing that had been suspended

5

Perform user functions

Perform end-user functions, such as restoring your own files, minidisks, and directories

6

View resource pools

Look at information about volumes contained in a resource pool