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CA TLMS Tape Management

CA TLMS supports stacked or multiple-file tapes by assigning one of the following retention types:

• Retention Type: A, where all files must be uncataloged before a tape volume can be scratched.
• Retention Type: B, where all files must be expired before a tape volume can be scratched.
• Retention Type: C, which is a combination of A and B.

For CA Vtape, you should code a retention rule assigning type A retention to all tapes that contain data set names starting with "prefix.VVE" where prefix is the CA Vtape DSN prefix you defined for CA Vtape use.

Note: For details on coding retention rules, see the current CA TLMS Tape Management User Guide .