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Step 2 - Updating the VMTAPE CONFIG File

Add these records to the VMTAPE CONFIG file:

SERIES BN0001 100
EDITDEF INTVS ACCT +35 CHAR6 DISPLAY
USEREXIT USERACNT BINACNT
USEREXIT USREXIT3 BINEXIT3

In the above records, the SERIES record defines volumes BN0001 through BN0100 to the TMC as bin volumes. (You can have a mixture of bin and non-bin series records in the TMC.) The EDITDEF record defines the INTVS field that holds the internal volsers, and the USEREXIT records identify the user exits and the Bin indicator characters required by the Bin system.

CA VM:Tape uses the INTVS field to record internal volsers for the Bin system. INTVS is a site-defined field within the ACCT field of the TMC. In order for the VMTBIN utility to work correctly, the field must be named INTVS and must be the CHAR6 edit code. Its displacement into the TMC is not important; however, the sample user exits assume a displacement of 35 bytes into the ACCT field.

Note: For more information about site-defined fields, see EDITDEF Record.