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Set Up VMBMCOPY User IDs

VMBMCOPY requires specially authorized user IDs.

Creating user IDs is a one-time procedure. Create the user IDs before the first time you use VMBMCOPY.

Copying multiple backup tape sets can potentially take a long time. To get the job done more quickly, you can do multiple copies in parallel. Create several user IDs for this purpose.

Follow these steps:

1. Allocate a CMS user ID using your preferred method.
   • Give the user ID a default amount of virtual storage of at least 64M. Start with the small size of the A-disk (5-10 cylinders). Later, when you determine how much space you require, make the A-disk bigger.
   • The VMBMCOPY program material resides on the CA VM:Backup runtime disk. Give the new user ID a read- only directory LINK to the runtime disk.
2. Update the PROFILE EXEC.
   • Start console spooling. VMBMCOPY does not write any report files. The console is the only place where messages are displayed.
   • Add an ACCESS command for the CA VM:Backup server runtime disk where the VMBMCOPY code resides.
3. Define Authorizations.
   • Provide the user ID with the authority to perform an MR LINK to the catalog disk for the functions that require a read-write link. The VMBMCOPY utility will link the production CA VM:Backup catalog disk as virtual address 11B0 and access it as filemode C.
   • Ensure that the user ID has SAVEFOR and ANYTAPE authorization in the VMTAPE CONFIG file.
   • Confirm that the CA VM:Tape command MODULE (usually named VMTAPE) is available to the user ID.
4. Create the VMBMCOPY CONFIG file. Place the file on the A-disk of each user ID running VMBMCOPY. Refer to the VMBMCOPY Configuration File Reference for specific information about the records in this file. To verify syntax and display the configuration settings, issue the VMBMCOPY TEST command.