DSM/Tape Catalog User's Guide

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5 Configuring DSM/TC
This section describes how to configure DSM/TC:
Task 1. Enable Labeled Tape Processing
To use DSM/TC, you must enable your system for labeled tape processing.
1. If necessary, check whether labeled tape processing is already enabled:
>SCF STATUS $ZZSTO
2. Stop any activities in any applications that are accessing the tape drives.
3. Stop all tape drives:
>SCF STOP TAPE $*
4. Enable labeled tape processing:
>SCF ALTER $ZZSTO, LABELTAPE ON
5. Restart your tape drives:
>SCF START TAPE $*
6. Start $ZSVR:
>ZSERVER /NAME $ZSVR, NOWAIT, CPU primary-cpu / backup-cpu
For more information on using SCF, see the SCF Reference Manual for the Storage
Subsystem.
Topic Page
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
Task 4. Start $ZSVR 5-2
Task 5. Install DSM/TC Catalog Manager (MEDIADBM) 5-3
Task 6. Create File Catalogs, Volume Catalogs, and Pools 5-3
Task 7. Define DSM/TC Defaults Using MEDIACOM 5-6
Setting Defaults Using ALTER MEDIADEFS 5-14
Adding Tape Volumes to Pools, or Preexisting Tape Files 5-15
Note. With tape-label processing enabled, you can use labeled and unlabeled tapes. With
tape-label processing disabled, you can use only unlabeled tapes. You cannot use DSM/TC to
catalog unlabeled tapes.