DSM/Tape Catalog User's Guide

DSM/Tape Catalog User’s Guide — 520233-008
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About This Manual
This manual is a guide to the basic concepts and functions of the Distributed Systems
Management/Tape Catalog (DSM/TC) product. It provides introductory and conceptual
information, and configuration and usage guidelines for users who are responsible for
configuring, managing, and maintaining the DSM/TC software system.
Audience
The primary audience is system administrators who are responsible for configuring a
tape management system.
Manual Organization
Section Description
Section
1, Introduction to
DSM/TC
Provides information on tape and tape file management
and introduces DSM/TC components and system terms.
Section
2, Tape File Concepts Provides information on DSM/TC tape file concepts such
as file generations, tape file versions, and file retention
periods. Also explains how to manually run the DSM/TC
automated tape file expiration process.
Section
5, Configuring DSM/TC Provides information on the DSM/TC relationships to
NonStop Transaction Management Facility (TMF) and
HP NonStop SQL/MP. Includes DSM/TC database
installation guidelines and instructions on configuring the
system using the DSM/TC operator interface,
MEDIACOM.
Section
3, DSM/TC Tape
Processing
Describes DSM/TC interaction with the tape server
process, general tape handling, and how to copy tape
volume sets. Includes the levels of tape support provided
by DSM/TC.
Section
6, Using TAPECATALOG
DEFINE Attributes
Provides descriptions, examples, and a summary of
CLASS TAPECATALOG DEFINE attributes.
Section
7, Tape Library Control
Path Configuration Guidelines
Provides guidelines on how to prepare, configure,
operate, and manage DSM/TC if you are using a tape
library.
Section
8, Storage Server
Interface (SSI) to the Tape
Library Control Path
Explains the functions and features of the Storage
Server Interface (SSI) to the tape library control path.
Section
9, Database Design of
DSM/TC
Describes the database design of DSM/TC.
Appendix
A, Using the DSM/TC
Software System
Provides a complete, two-part example of using the
DSM/TC software system, from setting system defaults
to performing daily operational tasks.