CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface Part I System Components 1 System Overview 1.1 Introduction to the ACS library 1.2 ACS Library Servers 1.3 Introduction to the DCSC Server Software 1.3.1 DCSC operations within a cluster 1.3.2 The DCSC Configuration Editor 1.3.3 ACS library Transport Allocation 2 System Components and Site Preparation 2.1 Verifying or Installing the Required Hardware 2.1.1 Installing the TC44 2.1.2 Installing the KCM44 2.2 Verifying the Communications Software 2.3 Sample System Configuration 3 Required Information from the Library Server 3.1 StorageTek VM based Library Server 3.2 Accessing the StorageTek CLS Configuration Management System 3.3 StorageTek UNIX based Library Server (ACSLS) 3.4 Digital OpenVMS based Library Server (DECLS) Part II DCSC Software 4 Operations and Implementation 4.1 Overview 4.1.1 ACS Library and Library Server 4.1.2 DCSC 4.2 Interfacing Existing Applications and Procedures 4.3 DCSC User Interface 4.3.1 DCSC Program Interface 5 Configuring DCSC 5.1 Creating multiple Master nodes within a single OpenVMS cluster 5.2 Accessing the CFE 5.3 Overview of the CFE Menus 5.3.1 CFE Menu Structure 5.3.2 CFE Menus and Related Configuration Tasks 5.3.3 The CFE Menu Function Keys 5.4 Entering Information 5.5 Confirming CFE Menu Updates 5.6 Canceling CFE Menu Updates 5.7 Exiting from the CFE 5.8 Configuring the Master Server Node 5.9 Server Logging 5.10 Configuring the ACS library 5.10.1 Entering the ACS library Library Information 5.10.2 Configuring the Logical Units 5.11 Configuring the Virtual Nodes 5.12 Configuring the Server Functions 5.13 Saving Configuration File Changes 5.14 Printing the Configuration File 6 Managing the DCSC System 6.1 Starting the DCSC Server Software 6.1.1 NORMAL or WARM Start Procedure 6.1.2 COLD Start Procedures 6.1.3 Dedicated Maintenance Volume 6.2 Starting the Virtual Nodes 6.3 Shutting Down the DCSC Server Software 6.4 Shutting Down the DCSC Server in an Emergency 6.5 ACS library Recovery Procedures 6.6 Error Logging Files Created by DCSC 6.6.1 Sample Error Log Messages 6.7 Sample Trace Log Messages 6.8 The Operator Request Handler (ORH) 6.8.1 VMS MOUNT operations 6.8.2 VMS DISMOUNT operations 6.8.3 VMS BACKUP operations 6.8.4 CARTRIDGE SAVE operations 6.8.5 ORH Troubleshooting 6.9 Managing Tapes 6.9.1 Tape Status 6.9.2 Performing Multivolume Backups 6.9.3 Sample Incremental Backup Command Procedure 6.9.4 Sample Full Backup Command Procedure 6.9.5 Handling Save Operation Interruptions 6.10 DCSC System Processes 6.11 DCSC Files Installed 6.12 DCSC Logical Names A Operator Console System Messages A.1 Message Listing B Configuration File Editor Messages B.1 Message Listing C UCX Configuration Command Procedure Glossary of DCSC Terms