DSM/Tape Catalog User's Guide

Contents
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2. Tape File Concepts
2. Tape File Concepts
File Generations 2-1
Absolute Generations 2-3
Relative Generations 2-3
Tape File Version 2-5
File Retention Period 2-6
Sources of Retention Period and Expiration Date 2-6
Expiration Date for an Incomplete Tape File 2-8
Tape File Expiration 2-10
Manual Tape File Expiration
2-10
SQL Warning Message 6008
2-11
3. DSM/TC Tape Processing
Levels of Tape Processing Support 3-1
Labeled Tapes 3-2
Operator's Role in Managing Labeled Tapes 3-2
Volume Set 3-2
Copying a Volume Set Created by the BACKUP Utility 3-3
Copying Volume Sets Not Created by BACKUP or BACKCOPY 3-8
Copies of TMF Tape Volumes 3-8
DSM/TC Interaction With $ZSVR 3-9
How Users Request Labeled Tapes 3-9
How $ZSVR Manages Tape Requests 3-9
Status Changes in a Volume Catalog Entry 3-11
Status Changes for an Input Tape 3-11
Status Changes for an Output Tape
3-11
Premounted Output Tapes 3-12
Substituting Scratch Tapes
3-13
Using VOLUME SCRATCH
3-13
Using VOLUME (Tape Name)
3-14
4. Role-based flexibility
Configuring the SECURITY-MEDIA-ADMIN group 4-1
Guidelines 4-2
Troubleshooting 4-2
5. Configuring DSM/TC
Task 1. Enable Labeled Tape Processing 5-1
Task 2. Enable TMF Database Protection 5-2
Task 3. Create an SQL/MP System Catalog 5-2