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Product Overview

CA VM:Tape is a comprehensive tape drive and tape volume manager for the VM environment. It decreases operator tasks, controls access to tape data, and reports and audits tape use. CA VM:Tape also provides centralized control of tape drive and volume management for multiple systems with shared direct access storage devices (DASD). These systems can use either VM or z/OS operating systems and can be running native or as guests.

CA VM:Tape provides extensive facilities to automate tasks now performed manually by the VM system operator, tape librarian, and users. Additional features are provided for auditors and management.

Users can request tape mounts, cancel requests, query requests, and list information about tape volumes under their control. Operators can start, end, query, and control CA VM:Tape.

CA VM:Tape is easy to install and implement because no CP or CMS modifications are required, and a default configuration file is provided on the distribution media. You can use the extensive utilities to aid in installation and maintenance. Also, the configuration file allows you to:

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Software Requirements

Operating Mode

CA VM:Tape Service Virtual Machine Name and Storage Size

Special Hardware Support

Special Software Support

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