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Parameter Descriptions

The following provides a description of each parameter for listing saved tapes:

{ volser | DSN dsname [ ( gdg ) ] }

Identifies the tapes for which to list information.

You can specify one volser to list information for that tape only. You can use a trailing asterisk as a pattern-matching character in volser to specify multiple volsers for which to list information.

You can specify a data set name to have CA VM:Tape list information only for the tapes on which the specified data set begins. If the specified data set name is part of a GDG, you can specify particular generations of the data set. Values for gdg are as follows:

Note: For information about specifying data set names and generations, see Specifying Data Set Names.

If you want to specify another user's tapes, you must use the OWNEDBY option.

[ BIN | CHAIN | DSN | NODSN | LONG | SHORT | UNFMT ]

Specifies the information to list for the specified tapes, as follows:

[ EXPDT date | RETPD days ]

Limits the tapes for which to list information by expiration date.

EXPDT date specifies that CA VM:Tape is to list only those of the specified tapes whose expiration date is on or before a certain date. RETPD days specifies that CA VM:Tape is to list only those of the specified tapes that are due to expire within the specified number of days from the current date.

Note: For more information about values for date and days, see Setting Expiration Dates for Tapes..

[ FILE filename | PRINT | STACK [ LIFO | FIFO ] TERM ]

Specifies the destination for the output from this command, as follows:

[ LOCation location ]

Limits the tapes for which to list information by location, or specifies that CA VM:Tape is to list the location for each of the specified tapes.

If you specify one location or use a trailing asterisk as a pattern-matching character in location to specify multiple locations, CA VM:Tape only lists information for those of the specified tapes that are in the specified locations. CA VM:Tape also lists the location for each of the tapes.

If you specify an asterisk for location, CA VM:Tape lists the location for each of the specified tapes. If the ARM interface for a specified location is halted, CA VM:Tape lists any tape from that location as being in the non-ARM location.

Note: For more information about values for location, see LOCation location Option.

[ OWNedby userid ]

Specifies the user ID whose tape or data set information to list. If you specify one user ID or use a trailing asterisk to specify multiple user IDs, CA VM:Tape only lists information for those of the specified tapes that belong to the indicated user IDs. If you specify an asterisk for userid, CA VM:Tape lists information for all the specified tapes, regardless of user ID.

If you identified the tapes for which to list information by volser, use of this option requires ANYUSER authorization.

[Authorization: ANYUSER]

If you identified the tapes for which to list information by data set name, use of this option requires OWNEDBY authorization.

[Authorization: OWNEDBY]

[ SEQUENCE ]

If any of the specified tapes are part of a multivolume sequence, specifies that CA VM:Tape is to list information for all tapes in the sequence in the order in which they are chained.

[Authorization: OWNEDBY]

The following provides a description of each parameter for listing saved tapes by volser:

[ NONVM ]

Indicates that the listed information is to include those of the specified tapes that are non-VM tapes. You can only use this option if you identified the tapes by volser.