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Viewing Resource Pools

Option 6, View resource pools, lets you check information about resource pools. Enter 6 on the command line of the Operator Main Menu to select the View resource pools option. CA VM:Backup displays the View Resource Pools screen, which shows the following information about resource pools:

• Name of the pool
• Medium and density of the tapes in the pool
• Number of tapes in the pool
• Action CA VM:Backup is to take if the pool runs out of tapes
• For tapes mounted by CA VM:Tape, whether tapes come from a specific resource pool (pool appears on the screen) or a general scratch pool (scratch appears on the screen)

For the last item, pool means that CA VM:Tape allocates tapes from a specific scratch pool with the same name as the CA VM:Backup pool, and scratch means that CA VM:Tape allocates tapes from the general scratch pool.

From this screen you can view (but not change) information about resource pools, and you can send copies of resource pool definitions to your virtual printer.

Displaying Resource Pool Information

You can use the BROWSE command to view detailed information about a resource pool. Enter browse in the Command column next to the resource pool for which you want to see additional information. CA VM:Backup displays the Tape List for Resource Pool screen. This tape list shows the following information about each volume in the resource pool:

• Volser
• Backup time and date
• Job template file name
• Dumpjob number
• Expiration date
• Owner

Printing Resource Pool Information

You can use the PRINT command to send a copy of a resource pool definition to your virtual printer. This definition contains the same information that is displayed when you enter the BROWSE command. Enter print in the Command column next to the resource pool whose definition you want to print.

If you want to print the resource pool definition screens one screen at a time, use PF11 (Print).