RECYCLE Features

The RECYCLE utility has the following features:

It merges CA Vtape Externalized Virtual Volumes onto new Backstore tapes without using the CA Vtape DASD buffer. Data is moved, tape-to-tape, keeping the physical tape reorganization fast and efficient.
All application data remains accessible during processing.
Threshold-based processing reduces volume reorganization requirements to a minimum and keeps system overhead low.
Command options enable processing by selected groups to further control processing overhead.
Command options enable processing by selected VOLSERs.
Command options that provide cost reduction of system resources by utilizing Tape Consolidation features.
The output Backstore tapes can optionally be duplexed.
Any number of concurrent processes can be run, allowing you to take maximum advantage of available system resources.
SIMULATE processing provides tools for testing and evaluating different processing threshold parameters to allow for performance tuning and optimization of the Backstore tapes.
Reports provide extensive knowledge of all actions taken. They provide valuable feedback on how efficiently the Backstore and RECYCLE processes are functioning.
Scheduling and duration is client-specified and can be modified at any time. You can interface with CA 1 and CA TLMS to determine the Virtual Volume's expiration date and to report upon which physical volume the Virtual Volume has been recycled to (container).
It can be gracefully shutdown using a console command.
Optional DD Statements can be coded to select a list of physical tape VOLSERs for input processing and to exclude a list of physical tape VOLSERs from input processing, or to do both.

Note: Because RECYCLE serializes its processing at the group level, concurrent processing of the same group is prevented by design.