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VMTAPE CONFIG File

The CA VM:Tape configuration file, VMTAPE CONFIG, specifies local system parameters, default values, and authorizations. By editing the records in this file, you can customize settings and parameters such as:

• Users who are authorized for special privileges
• Special feature options (for example, shared tape drive allocation and automatic scratch selection)
• Defaults for tape mounts (density, expiration date, label type, and priority)
• Tape drives available to CA VM:Tape
• Scratch pool definitions and assignment rules
• Operator user IDs to receive CA VM:Tape messages
• Frequency of reminders to the operators about pending mount requests
• Site-defined Tape Management Catalog (TMC) fields
• User exits to be used

Note: For more information about each record in the VMTAPE CONFIG file, see VMTAPE CONFIG File Record Reference.