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REPLY Command

Use the REPLY command to respond to CA VM:Backup operator messages that request information.

REPly replyid {"Parms"}

Parms:

  CANCEL
| FINISH 
| HOLD 
| OK 
| REJECT 
| RETRY 
| WAIT 
| volser 

Definitions

replyid

Specifies the reply identification number, assigned by CA VM:Backup and displayed along with the message text when the QUERY MSG command is entered, of the request to which you are replying.

CANCEL

Tells CA VM:Backup to cancel a request because it cannot be fulfilled. If the request was to have a minidisk detached, CA VM:Backup skips the minidisk and the job continues. If the request was for a DASD volume, the job continues, but CA VM:Backup does not process the minidisks on the requested DASD volume.

FINISH

Tells CA VM:Backup to end a backup job that has finished processing but whose status remains running. This occurs when CA VM:Tape becomes unavailable during a job and the job's checkpoint files remain on the CA VM:Tape service virtual machine. FINISH tells CA VM:Backup to end the job normally and erase its own checkpoint files (the checkpoint files remain on the CA VM:Tape service virtual machine). If you do not use FINISH, the job's status remains running until CA VM:Tape becomes available.

HOLD

Tells CA VM:Backup to place on hold the job that is making the request.

OK

Indicates that a request (for example, to mount a tape) has been fulfilled, or that CA VM:Backup can do what it requested (for example, override a tape expiration date). OK tells CA VM:Backup to continue processing immediately.

REJECT

Tells CA VM:Backup that a request cannot be fulfilled or that CA VM:Backup cannot do what it requested. CA VM:Backup does the following based on the purpose of the tape mount:

• Type of Job: Backup or MPC (output tapes)

  If a tape mount is rejected, reissues the request, specifying an alternate tape. Tape operator might be asked to remount the preceding tape so that CA VM:Backup can update the trailer label information with the correct volser.

• Type of Job: Restore or MPC
  (input tapes)

  If a tape copy is not available, puts the job on hold.

• Type of Job: REINIT

  Does not reinitialize the tape or expire the tape in the CA VM:Backup resource pool or CA VM:Tape TMC; continues with the next tape specified in the job.

RETRY

Indicates that a problem with the security system service virtual machine using the Surrogate facility has been corrected, and that CA VM:Backup should try the surrogate request again. For more information about responding to messages related to the Surrogate facility, see the WAIT response.

WAIT

Causes CA VM:Backup to ignore the configured maximum wait interval for the type of request; CA VM:Backup waits indefinitely for the request to be fulfilled. Use this response when the request cannot be immediately fulfilled or because the security system service virtual machine is not available. CA VM:Backup continues to send reminder messages until the operator responds with another command. See the OK and REJECT parameters for information about responding to mount requests. See the RETRY response for more information about responding to messages related to the Surrogate facility.

volser

Indicates the volser of an available tape that can be used to satisfy the request. The specified volser must be one that can be used with the indicated resource pool (that is, it must be of the same medium and density) or a scratch volume. To make sure that the correct volume is mounted, CA VM:Backup asks you to specify the volser twice.

Examples

To respond OK to the CA VM:Backup request (with replyid 1) to override the tape expiration date, enter:

vmbackup reply 1 ok

To tell CA VM:Backup to temporarily suspend a job that issued a tape mount request (with replyid 2) until you can locate the requested tape volume, enter:

vmbackup reply 2 wait