VMTAPE CONFIG File Record Reference › SETUP Record › Parameter Descriptions

Parameter Descriptions

The following provides a description of each parameter:

{ REQUIRED | SETUP| NOSETUP }

Specifies how CA VM:Tape is to process non-scratch and specific scratch mount requests when the Setup facility is enabled.

REQUIRED

All non-scratch and specific scratch mounts must go through setup processing. If the user specifies the SETUP or NOSETUP option on the MOUNT command, CA VM:Tape ignores it.

SETUP

Setup processing is the default for those mounts but is not required. The user can specify the SETUP or NOSETUP option on the MOUNT command.

NOSETUP

Setup processing is not performed by default for those mounts. The user must specify the SETUP option on the MOUNT command for setup processing to occur.

[ LAG sec ]

Specifies the time in seconds that CA VM:Tape waits before converting a setup request into a mount request after a volume is pulled. When you specify LAG, a setup request is converted to a mount request, at the expiration of the time lag, after the PULL command has been issued. If LAG is not specified, the volume must be released before a mount request is generated.

[ REMINDER sec ]

Is the frequency, in seconds, at which CA VM:Tape reminds the setup operator of pending setup requests. If the reminder interval is not specified, the default is the value indicated on the REMINDER Record for pending mount requests.

[ AUTO | NOAUTO ]

Specifies that the Setup facility is enabled automatically when CA VM:Tape is initialized (AUTO) or specifies that the Setup facility is not enabled when CA VM:Tape is initialized (NOAUTO). If you specify NOAUTO, issue the SETUP START command to enable the Setup facility.