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Expanded Access Server (EAS)

Use the Expanded Access Server (EAS) for tape and robotics to enable reports on tape to be browsed, without having to manually load the report back to disk. Activation of EAS is accomplished by specifying the corresponding CA View initialization parameters and customizing the SAREAS task JCL.

Business Value:

EAS provides all CA View users with faster and more efficient process speed for report browsing. Using EAS, viewing from tape is transparent and your users will not have to issue report recalls from tape. In turn you will not waste DASD with reports that have been recalled and then remain on disk, unused.

Additional Considerations:

EAS has the following benefits:

• No need to wait for a LOAD batch job or a tape mount.
• No need for extra Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) space in the disk database to accommodate reports temporarily loaded from tape
• No need to dedicate tape drives to the tape server. The server is allowed to access as many drives as specified. Drives are automatically freed after a specified idle time

More Information:

See the chapter “Configuring”, section entitled ‘Expanded Access Server for Tape and Robotics’ in the CA View Reference Guide.