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VMTAPE Record

Use the VMTAPE Record to identify the CA VM:Tape service virtual machine user IDs that are sharing a TMC and an Audit file.

The VMTAPE Record is most commonly used with the CA VM:Tape Shared Disk facility when multiple CA VM:Tape service virtual machines are sharing a single CMS or OS TMC. In this case, include a VMTAPE Record in the configuration file of each participating CA VM:Tape system listing the service virtual machine user ID of each participating system.

Note: For more information about sharing a TMC, see Shared Disk Facility (CMS TMCs Only).

By default, the CA VM:Tape-managed volumes are those with this CA VM:Tape service virtual machine user ID as manager. The manager of a saved volume is defined by the user ID in the CSTEP field of its TMC record. All CA VM:Tape-managed volumes are included in the pointer file and can be mounted by data set. Each CA VM:Tape service virtual machine writes its own user ID in the CSTEP field. The VMTAPE Record extends the definition of CA VM:Tape-managed volumes to include those managed by the other CA VM:Tape service virtual machines sharing the TMC.

There is no limit to the number of VMTAPE records that can be in the VMTAPE CONFIG file.