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Parameter Descriptions

The following provides a description of each parameter:

bnum

Defines the assigned bin volser selected from the LIST SCRATCH command. If the specified BIN volser is not in scratch status, the BINSAVE EXEC gives an error message.

own_userid

Specifies the user ID that owns the volume.

[ volser | NL ]

Specifies label information. If you specify volser, the volser must exactly match the internal VOL1 label of the standard label tape to accommodate Bin system label verification checks. If you specify NL, the volume is entered in the Bin system as non-labeled.

If you specify volser or NL, CA VM:Tape uses the EDIT command to modify the appropriate TMC fields and does not require a physical mount of the tape volume. If you do not specify either the volser or NL, the BINSAVE EXEC generates a MOUNT request to read the internal volser (if one exists) of the tape:

VMTAPE MOUNT bnum 181 (READ SAVEFOR own_userid PERM LABEL
    SL [DEN density]
[VMTAPEID userid]

Specifies the user ID of the CA VM:Tape service virtual machine. The default user ID is VMTAPE. Specify this option if your site uses a user ID other than VMTAPE.

[DEN densityname]

Specifies that only those drives capable of reading or writing the specified density should be eligible for selection to satisfy this request. Valid density names are listed in the table in Density Support for Various Tape Drives.