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Setup Facility Operation

The SETUP configuration file record specifies how non-scratch and specific scratch mount requests are processed if the Setup facility is enabled. If setup processing is not required, the user can specify the SETUP or NOSETUP option on the MOUNT command to indicate whether setup processing is necessary.

When CA VM:Tape receives a mount request that needs setup processing, CA VM:Tape sends a setup message to the remote setup operator. Setup operators are those user IDs that are specified on a SETUPOPR record and that have SETUP authorization. The setup operator determines whether the setup request can be processed. If so, the setup operator decides when the Setup request will become a normal mount request.

Using the SETUP command, the setup operator can immediately convert the setup request to a mount, place the setup request in a holding status to be released when the tape arrives in the computer room, and hold a batch of setup requests that have been satisfied until the tapes arrive in the computer room. The requests can be released individually or as a group. If the setup operator determines that a setup request cannot be satisfied, the operator can cancel the mount.