CA 1® Tape Management - Using Tape Media

Duration

5 hours

Overview

Audience

Personnel requiring knowledge of CA 1 tape operations.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of general IBM hardware, software, terminology, and concepts.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Recognize the features and components of CA 1 Tape Management
• Identify the benefits of CA 1 and how it can assist the tape librarian
• Identify the special CA 1 tape retention period definitions
• Recognize CA 1/ISPF screens and CA 1 reporting capabilities
• Identify how and why daily processing is used
• Define Vault Management

Course Content

CA 1® Tape Management Overview, Components and Facilities

CA 1 Features
CA 1 Components and Initialization Process

CA 1® Tape Management Processing

Tape JCL Considerations
CA 1 Console Messages
Tape Data Set Retention Controls

CA 1® Tape Management Online Inquiry and Update Facilities

Online Inquiry and Update of Volume Records
Bit Flag Usage
Online Inquiry and Update of DSNB Records
CA 1 Online Utilities

CA 1® Tape Management Daily Processing

Daily Maintenance Utilities
Vault Patterns
Vault Management Utilities

CA 1® Tape Management Tape Management - Using Tape Media Mastery Test