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Parameter Descriptions

The following provides a description of each parameter:

Options A:

[ CONFIG filename ]
[ VMTAPEID userid | NOSUS ]
[ VOLID volser ]

Options B:

[ TYPE | PRINT ]

BACKUP

Specifies that the TMC and Audit files are to be backed up and the CMS Audit file is to be reinitialized. The user ID doing the backup must have read-only access to the CA VM:Tape TMC disk (the CA VM:Tape 1B0 minidisk) and read/write access to the CA VM:Tape AUDIT disk (the CA VM:Tape 1D0 minidisk).

QUERY

Requests statistics regarding the last TMC/Audit backup and the current number of Audit records in use. The user ID doing the query must have read-only access to the VMTAPE AUDIT file.

[ CONFIG filename ]

Indicates the filename of the CA VM:Tape configuration file. The filetype is CONFIG, and the file must reside on an accessed minidisk. If not specified, filename defaults to VMTAPE.

[ VMTAPEID userid | NOSUS ]

Specifies the user ID that is running CA VM:Tape (VMTAPEID) or that VMTBKP will not attempt to issue a CA VM:Tape SUSPEND command before the backup operation (NOSUS).

When you specify VMTAPEID, there must be a MODULE on an accessed disk with the filename user ID so VMTBKP can issue a VMTAPE SUSPEND command. If you do specify VMTAPEID, userid defaults to VMTAPE.

Use the NOSUS option only in the following situations:

• Testing is being done during CA VM:Tape installation and the CA VM:Tape virtual machine is not logged on
• An emergency backup of the TMC or Audit file is necessary and the CA VM:Tape virtual machine is not logged on
• The VMTBKP utility is run directly from the CA VM:Tape virtual machine after CA VM:Tape is shut down

If CA VM:Tape is operating normally and you specify the NOSUS option, the backup files that result may not be correct. Also, the Audit file minidisk may be destroyed, because VMTBKP has read/write access and writes to it to reinitialize the Audit file.

[ VOLID volser ]

Indicates the volser of the tape used for the primary TMC backup. This data is used by VMTBKP only if the primary backup is to a non-labeled tape.

If the backup is to a standard label tape, specify the correct volid on the CMS FILEDEF command and LABELDEF command. If the primary backup is to disk, the VOLID option is ignored.

[ TYPE | PRINT ]

Specifies that informational messages about the backup of the files should be displayed on the console (TYPE) or printed on the virtual machine printer (PRINT).