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Using the Windows Client GUI to Access CA Vtape Objects

All CA Vtape objects are included in the CA Vtape folder of the Object Tree. This folder is a sub folder found under Tape Resource Management, then Virtual Tape Systems.

Note: Before you begin, make sure that the z/OS host that you want to connect to is up-and-running. For procedures on defining a z/OS Host, see the chapter "Setting Up CA GMI".

To access CA Vtape objects

  1. Click Start, Programs, CA, CA Storage Resource Manager, and select Windows Client.

    The Windows Client appears. The following is a sample of the Windows Client main window Menu Bar and Toolbar: Screen shot example of the GMI Windows Client main window Menu Bar and Toolbar.

  2. Click the Host List icon (Screen shot example of the Host List icon) in the Windows Client main windows Toolbar.

    The Host List dialog opens. The following is a sample of the Host List dialog:

    Screen shot example of the Host List dialog.

  3. Select the z/OS host that you want to connect to and click the Connect icon Screen shot example of the Connect host icon.

    If your user ID and password were provided in the Host Definition dialog for the selected host, the Windows Client attempts to connect to the host. If the connection is successful then the connection status icon changes from the Not Connected icon Screen shot sample of the not connected to host icon. to the Connected icon screen shot example of the connected to host icon and you can skip to Step 4.

    If your user ID and password were not provided in the Host Definition dialog for the selected host, then the Host Login dialog appears and you must proceed to Step 4.

  4. Enter a valid user ID and password in the Host Login dialog, and click OK.

    The Host Login dialog disappears.

    The Windows Client will attempt to connect and log on to the z/OS host. If the connection is successful then the connection status icon in the Host List dialog changes from the Not Connected icon Screen shot sample of the not connected to host icon. to the Connected icon screen shot example of the connected to host icon. CA GMI will collect information from the z/OS host that you have chosen to connect to.

  5. Click the Object Tree icon in the Windows Client main windows Toolbar.

    The Object Tree dialog appears. The following is a sample of an Object Tree:

    Sample screen shot of z/OS object tree

  6. Click the plus sign next to the Tape Resource Management folder.

    The Tape Resource Management folder is expanded and displays tape management subfolders.

  7. Click the plus sign next to Virtual Tape Systems.

    The Virtual Tape folder is expanded and displays virtual tape subfolders.

  8. Click the plus sign next to the CA Vtape folder.

    The CA Vtape objects are displayed in the Object Tree, as shown in the following sample:

    Screen shot example of the CA Vtape objects in the Object Tree