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VMTLIBR and VMANAGER User IDs

CA VM:Tape provides a default tape librarian user ID, VMTLIBR, and the VMANAGER user ID. You can choose one of these user IDs during CA VM:Tape installation. These user IDs can be used for CA VM:Tape systems using a CMS TMC or sharing an OS TMC with z/OS systems; however, when sharing an OS TMC the VMTLIBR user ID cannot be used to run the CA VM:Tape SCRATCH command, add new tapes, or produce GRW reports.

A number of utilities and EXECs reside on VMTLIBR, including:

• The VMRGRW utility, which allows you to report on data stored in the TMC and the Audit file for various aspects of tape usage
• Several EXECs that help the tape librarian manage the TMC
• Specifically, the CLEAN EXEC updates the TMC to reflect whether a tape has been cleaned, and the CHECKIN and CHECKOUT EXECs update the TMC to show availability of tape volumes.

If your site chooses not to use the VMTLIBR user ID, you can also find these EXECs and utilities on VMTAPE 158 minidisk.