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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Prerequisites
Documentation Accessibility
About This Book
What's New?
1
The Toolkit(s)
The HSC Toolkit
The VTCS Toolkit
2
Managing the CDS
Backing Up the CDS
Frequency of Backup
Using the BACKup Utility to Back Up the CDS
Managing CDS Logging
Periodically Offloading Log Files
Expanding or Reallocating Log Files
Manually Switching to Another CDS Copy
Expanding the CDS
Rotating the CDSs
Renaming a CDS
Renaming a CDS Using the CDS Disable and Enable Commands
Relocating a CDS
Relocating an Uncataloged CDS Copy
Swapping a CDS
Restoring the CDS
Restoring the CDS from a Backup Copy
3
Managing a TapePlex
Managing Library Hardware
Managing ACSs
Managing SL8500 Redundant Electronics
Dual Library Controller Configuration
SL8500 Redundant Electronics Environment
SL8500 LC Operation
Displaying ACS Status
Redundant LC Operational Overview
LC Switch Overview
Consequences of an LC Switch
Automatic LC Switch
Operator Initiated LC Switch
CAP Manual Recovery
A switch occurs when an Enter function is active
A switch occurs when an Eject function is active
A switch occurs when CAPs are set to automatic mode
Managing CAPs
Defining Manual RTDs
Protecting Tape Data
Protecting Native Tape Data
Protecting VTV Data
Protecting MVC Data
Managing Library Volumes
Using a Volume Report
Errant and Selected Volumes
Unmatched VOLPARM and External Label Status
Volumes not included in VOLPARM
Managing Scratch Subpools
Using a VOLRPT to Track Cleaning Cartridge Usage
Optimizing Mount Performance
Using Volume Access Security
RACF Attributes
Write Once/Read Many (WORM) Support
Managing Scratch Volumes
Adding Scratch Volumes
Defining Nearline Volumes
Populating a New LSM
Adding Volumes to An Existing LSM
Entering Cartridges
Ejecting Volumes
Ejecting Scratch Volumes
Managing Cleaning Cartridges
Cleaning Cartridge Selection
Ejecting Cleaning Cartridges
Manually Ejecting Used Cleaning Cartridges
Solving Problems
Recovering Errant Cartridges
Entering Duplicate And Unreadable VOLSERS
Entering Duplicate Volumes
Entering Cartridges With Missing or Unreadable External Labels
Clearing Recovery Status On A CAP
Freeing An Allocated CAP
Restoring HostToHost Communications Services
Resolving Possible Lost Mount Requests
Resolving Lost Mount Responses (ORH)
Overdue Response Handler
Operator Response Required For Mount, Dismount, Move, and Swap
Using Software Diagnostics
4
Using the VTCS Dashboard
Checking Virtual Tape Status (Daily)
To check Virtual Tape status:
Checking Nearline Tape Status (Daily)
To check Nearline Tape status:
Looking at the Big Picture (Weekly)
Using the VTV Report
Using the MVC Report
In Summary
5
Work the VTCS Must Do (Sometime) Chores List
Doing Demand Space Reclamations, Migrations, and Recalls
Doing Demand MVC Space Reclamations
Doing Demand VTV Migrations
Doing Demand VTV Recalls
Working with RTDs
Changing RTD Device Types
Sharing Transports Between VSM and MSP
Working with MVCs
Adding MVCs
Defining VTVs
Validating and Applying the Volume Definitions
Removing MVCs from the Pool
Permanently Removing MVCs
Temporarily Removing MVCs
Draining MVCs
Changing MVC Attributes with MVCMAINT
Verifying MVCs or VMVCs
Performing MV for a Single VMVC
Performing MV by MVC Pool
Performing MV by MVC Volser
Performing MV by Storage Class
Working with VTSSs
Quiescing a VTSS for Service
Removing a VTSS
Working with VTVs
Deleting Scratch VTVs
DELTSCR JCL Example
Changing VTV Attributes with VTVMAINT
Changing VTV Management Class and Unlinking VTVs from MVCs
Logically Dismounting VTVs in an Offline VTSS
Managing VTVs Replicated Through Cross-TapePlex Replication (CTR)
Changing VTV Storage Class with RECONcil
Running a RECONcil Job
Using FOR_LOSTMVC to Recover VTVs
FOR_LOSTMVC Recovery Procedure
6
Leading Edge Solutions with Management and Storage Classes
VTCS CDS Levels
What are Management and Storage Classes?
Creating and Using VTCS Management and Storage Classes: The Basics
To create and use VSM Management and Storage Classes:
Maintaining Management and Storage Classes
Leading Edge Techniques You Can Do with Management and Storage Classes
Grouping Multiple Workloads on Shared MVCs
Segregating Individual Workloads on Separate Sets of MVCs
Archiving Data
Archive Usage Notes
Reconciling VTV Media and Location
RECONcil Example
RECONcil Usage Notes
Named MVC Pools or Not?
Creating and Using Named MVC Pools
7
Finding and Fixing VTCS Problems
Fixing Common Problems
Poor VTV Mount Performance
Poor Migration Performance
Migration Failures
Messages Enhancements
Display STORCLas
Enhanced MVC Pool Validation
Enhanced Storage Class Validation
RTD/MVC Failures
Is it a Bad MVC?
Recovering an MVC with a Data Check
Using the RTV Utility
What the RTV Utility Can Recover
Security Considerations
JCL Examples
Listing the VTVs on an MVC
Converting a Single VTV by Specifying Its Volser
Converting a Single VTV by Specifying Its Volser and Block ID
Index
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