CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Introduction to Media and Device Management Services 1.1 What MDMS Provides 1.2 Where MDMS Stores Information 1.3 Product Interfaces 1.4 Media and Device Management Responsibilities 2 Using MDMS Menu Interfaces 2.1 MDMS Menus 2.2 MDMS Administrator Menu 2.2.1 How to Access the Administrator Menu 2.2.2 Administrator Menu Diagram 2.2.3 Administrator Menu Options 2.2.4 Administrator Menu Keypad Definitions 2.2.4.1 The Administrator Help Screen 2.2.4.2 Keypad Definitions 2.3 MDMS Operator Menu 2.3.1 Accessing the Operator Menu 2.3.2 Operator Menu Diagram 2.3.3 Operator Menu Options 2.4 User Menu 2.4.1 Accessing the User Menu 2.4.2 User Menu Diagram 2.4.3 User Menu Options 3 Configuring Media and Devices 3.1 Understanding TAPESTART.COM Symbols and Definitions 3.1.1 Basic MDMS Configuration Symbols 3.1.2 Media Triplets 3.1.2.1 Guidelines for Media Triplet Assignments 3.1.2.2 Default Media Triplet 3.1.2.3 Creating Default Media Triplets 3.1.2.4 Media Triplets for Remote Devices 3.1.3 Volume Management Symbols 3.1.3.1 Volume Management Privileges Symbols 3.1.3.2 Volume Loading Symbol 3.1.4 Operator Terminal Control Symbols 3.1.5 Drive Control Symbols 3.1.6 Miscellaneous Symbol Assignments 3.2 Defining the Hexadecimal Protection Codes 3.3 Configuring Remote Device Facility Support 3.3.1 Adding RDF Client Support 3.3.2 Adding RDF Server Support 4 Managing Volumes Using MDMS 4.1 Definition of Terms 4.2 Single-Sided and Double-Sided Media 4.3 The RV02K Optical Cartridge 4.4 Volume States 4.4.1 Determining the State of a Volume 4.4.1.1 Determining the State of Deallocated Volumes 4.4.1.2 Defining the Transition Time of Volumes 4.4.2 Changing a Volume State 4.5 Adding Volumes to the MDMS Volume Database 4.5.1 Adding Volumes from DCL 4.5.2 Adding Volumes from Menus 4.5.3 Adding Double-Sided Volumes 4.6 Initializing Volumes 4.7 Managing Volumes Using MDMS 4.7.1 Assigning the Volume Default Location 4.7.2 Making Volumes Available 4.7.2.1 Defining the Default Volume Scratch Time for Allocation 4.7.2.2 Defining the Maximum User-Set Scratch Date 4.7.2.3 Notifying Users of Scratch Date 4.7.2.4 Enabling User Notification of Volume Scratch Date 4.7.2.5 Notifying Other Users When a Volume Reaches Its Scratch Date 4.7.3 Reporting on Volume Usage 4.7.3.1 The Volume Usage Report 4.7.3.2 Volume Accounting Period 4.7.3.3 Customizing Your Volume Usage Report 4.7.3.4 Producing a Volume Usage Report on Demand 4.8 Printing Labels 4.8.1 Label Template Files 4.9 When to Remove Volumes from the Database 5 Authorizing Access to MDMS Media 5.1 Managing Volume Privileges 5.1.1 Default MDMS Privilege Assignments 5.1.2 Privileges Required to Modify Volume Database Fields 5.2 Enabling Access to the MDMS Volume Database 5.2.1 MDMS Volume Database Access Authorization Screen 5.2.2 Database Access Authorization Screen Fields 5.2.3 How to Authorize Client Node Access to the MDMS Volume Database 5.2.4 How to Find a Node Name in the Database Access Authorization screen 5.2.5 How to Edit a Node Name in the Database Access Authorization Screen 5.2.6 How to Delete a Node Name in the Database Access Authorization Screen 5.3 Authorizing Access to Volume Pools 5.3.1 MDMS Volume Pool Authorization Screen 5.3.2 Volume Pool Authorization Screen Fields 5.3.3 How to Authorize Access to Volume Pools 5.3.4 How to Find a User Entry in the Volume Pool Authorization Screen 5.3.5 How to Edit a User Entry in the Volume Pool Authorization Screen 5.3.6 How to Delete a User Entry in the Volume Pool Authorization Screen 6 Managing Vault Storage Using MDMS 6.1 Vault Management Concepts 6.2 Scheduling Vault Transfers with MDMS Software 6.2.1 Scheduling Vault Dates 6.2.1.1 Explicit Schedule 6.2.1.2 Daily or Weekly Schedule 6.3 Updating A Volume's On-Site or Off-Site Location 6.3.1 Changing Volume Locations Using RACK and VAULT 6.3.2 Changing Volume Locations Using the Vault Management Menu 6.3.3 Vault Management Menu Screen 6.3.4 Vault Management Menu Options 6.3.4.1 Vault Management Menu: Change to On-site 6.3.4.2 Vault Management Menu: Change to Off-site 6.3.4.3 Vault Management Menu: Mass Movement 6.3.4.4 Vault Management Menu: Change On-site Date 6.3.4.5 Vault Management Menu: Change Off-site Date 6.3.4.6 Vault Management Menu: Change Name for Current Process 6.4 Generating Reports 7 Managing Remote Devices Using MDMS 7.1 Where to Install RDF Software 7.2 Storage Devices 7.2.1 Local Storage Device 7.2.2 Remote Storage Device 7.3 Preinstallation Planning 7.4 Restrictions: Using RDF with MDMS Software 7.5 Configuring RDF Software 7.5.1 Assignments to ALLDEV and SELDEV Symbols for Remote Operations 7.5.2 Configuration Scenarios 7.5.2.1 Scenario 1-Single Remote Device 7.5.2.2 Scenario 2-Local Area Network 7.5.2.3 Scenario 3-Two-Way Remote Backup Operations 7.5.2.4 Scenario 4-Multiple Remote Nodes 7.6 Remote Device Security Access 7.6.1 Allow Specific Clients Access to All Remote Devices 7.6.2 Allow Specific Clients Access to a Specific Remote Device 7.6.3 Deny Specific Clients Access to All Remote Devices 7.6.4 Deny Specific Clients Access to a Specific Remote Device 7.7 Starting Up and Shutting Down RDF Software 7.8 Network Performance Considerations 7.8.1 Network Control Program 7.8.2 Changing Network Parameters 7.8.3 Resource Considerations 7.8.4 Controlling RDF's Effect on the Network 7.9 The RDSHOW Procedure 7.9.1 Command Overview 7.9.2 Showing Your Allocated Remote Devices 7.9.3 Showing Available Remote Devices on the Server Node 7.9.4 Showing All Remote Devices Allocated on the Client Node 8 Using Jukebox Devices with MDMS 8.1 Working with Magnetic Tape Jukeboxes 8.1.1 Determining Your Hardware Configuration 8.1.2 Configuring TAPESTART.COM for Robotically Controlled Magnetic Tape Jukebox Devices 8.1.2.1 Defining Tape Jukebox Symbols 8.1.3 Direct Connect DSSI Devices 8.1.3.1 Configuring TAPESTART.COM for Direct DSSI Devices 8.1.4 Direct Connect SCSI Devices 8.1.4.1 Creating a Tape Robot Unit 8.1.4.2 Configuring TAPESTART.COM Symbols for a Direct Connect SCSI Device 8.1.5 Controller Connected SCSI Devices 8.1.5.1 Using SCSI Tape Jukeboxes Connected to an HSC Controller 8.1.5.2 Using SCSI Tape Jukeboxes Connected to an HSD or HSJ Controller 8.1.5.3 Before Installing the JU Driver Software 8.1.5.4 Determining the JU Driver Software Version 8.1.5.5 Installing the JU Driver 8.1.5.6 After Installing JU Driver 8.1.5.7 Configuring TAPESTART.COM Symbols for a Controller Connected SCSI Device 8.1.6 TL810- and TL820-Type Devices 8.1.7 Defining Multiple Tape Jukebox Symbols and Associated Media Triplets 8.1.8 Using TMSCP-Served Tape Devices 8.1.9 Using Magazines with Tape Jukeboxes in MDMS 8.1.9.1 The Magazine Database 8.1.9.2 Adding a Magazine 8.1.9.3 Manually Binding Volumes to a Magazine 8.1.9.4 Automatically Binding Volumes to a Magazine 8.1.9.5 Loading and Unloading Volumes in a Jukebox 8.1.9.6 Physically Removing a Magazine from a Jukebox 8.1.9.7 Removing Magazines from Use 8.1.9.8 Removing a magazine from the MDMS magazine database 8.1.9.9 Showing Magazine Information 8.1.9.10 Showing Volumes in a Magazine 8.1.9.11 Using Magnetic Tape Jukeboxes with Individual Cartridges 8.1.10 Operating Tape Jukeboxes as Stack Loaders 8.1.11 Resolving Jukebox Problems 8.1.11.1 Separating Software and Hardware Tape Movement Requests 8.1.11.2 Identifying Unrecoverable Robotic Control Errors 8.2 Working with DCSC-Controlled Robotic Silos 8.2.1 Configuring MDMS to Work with DCSC-Controlled Silos 8.2.1.1 DCSC_DRIVES Symbol 8.2.1.2 Media Triplet for DCSC Tape Devices 8.2.1.3 DCSC_n_NODE Symbol 8.2.2 MDMS Functions Associated with DCSC-Controlled Silos 8.2.2.1 STORAGE Commands for Silos 8.2.3 Identifying the Volumes in a DCSC-Controlled Silo 8.2.4 Adding Volumes to a DCSC-Controlled Silo 8.2.5 Removing Volumes from a DCSC-Controlled Silo 8.2.6 ACS Management Menu 8.2.6.1 ACS Management Menu: Inventory Volume Series 8.2.6.2 Inventory Volume Series Screen Diagram 8.2.6.3 How To Use The Inventory Volumes Series Option 8.2.6.4 ACS Managment Menu: Import Volume(s) 8.2.6.5 Import Volume(s) Screen Diagram 8.2.6.6 How To Use The Import Volume Option 8.2.6.7 ACS Managment Menu: Initialize Volume Series 8.2.6.8 Initialize Volume Series Screen Diagram 8.2.6.9 How To Use The Initialize Volume Series Option 8.2.6.10 ACS Managment Menu: Load Volume Onto Drive 8.2.6.11 Load Volume Onto Drive Screen Diagram 8.2.6.12 How To Use The Load Volume Onto Drive Option 8.2.6.13 ACS Managment Menu: Unload Drive 8.2.6.14 Unload Drive Screen Diagram 8.2.6.15 How To Use The Unload Drive Option 8.2.6.16 ACS Managment Menu: Unload Volume 8.2.6.17 Unload Volume Screen Diagram 8.2.6.18 How To Use The Unload Volume Option 8.2.6.19 ACS Managment Menu: Export Volume(s) 8.2.6.20 Export Volume(s) Screen Diagram 8.2.6.21 How To Use The Export Volume(s) Option 8.3 Working with the RV64 Jukeboxe Subsystem 8.3.1 Required Software for the RV64 Jukebox Subsystem 8.3.2 Configuring MDMS for the RV64 Jukebox Subsystem 8.3.2.1 Naming the RV64 Jukebox Subsystem 8.3.2.2 Allocating RV64 Jukebox Subsystem Slots 8.3.2.3 RV64 Jukebox Subsystem Symbol Assignments 8.3.3 Importing Media into the RV64 Jukebox Subsystem 8.3.4 Exporting Media from the RV64 Jukebox Subsystem A DCL STORAGE Commands A.1 DCL STORAGE Commands Listing STORAGE ADD DRIVE STORAGE ADD MAGAZINE STORAGE ADD VOLUME STORAGE ALLOCATE STORAGE APPEND STORAGE BIND STORAGE CREATE LABEL STORAGE DEALLOCATE STORAGE EXPORT ACS STORAGE EXPORT CARTRIDGE STORAGE EXPORT MAGAZINE STORAGE EXPORT RV64 STORAGE IMPORT ACS STORAGE IMPORT CARTRIDGE STORAGE IMPORT MAGAZINE STORAGE IMPORT RV64 STORAGE INVENTORY ACS STORAGE INVENTORY JUKEBOX STORAGE LABEL STORAGE LOAD STORAGE RELEASE STORAGE REMOVE DRIVE STORAGE REMOVE MAGAZINE STORAGE REMOVE VOLUME STORAGE REPORT SLOT STORAGE REPORT VOLUME STORAGE SELECT STORAGE SET VOLUME STORAGE SHOW JUKEBOX STORAGE SHOW LAST_ALLOCATED STORAGE SHOW MAGAZINE STORAGE SHOW VOLUME STORAGE SPLIT STORAGE UNBIND STORAGE UNLOAD DRIVE STORAGE UNLOAD VOLUME B MDMS TAPESTART.COM Example File Glossary absolute time . . . cartridge client node . . . free in port . . . log file MDMS software . . . record record length . . . transition UASCII . . . volume pool volume report . . . wildcard character EXAMPLES 3-1 Basic TAPESTART.COM Symbols 3-2 Volume Management Symbols 3-3 Volume Management Privileges Symbols 3-4 Volume Loading Symbol 3-5 Operator Terminal Control Symbols 3-6 Drive Control Symbols 3-7 Miscellaneous Default Symbol Assignments 8-1 Tape Jukebox Symbols for a Direct Connect DSSI Device 8-2 Tape Jukebox Symbols for a Direct Connect SCSI Device 8-3 Tape Jukebox Symbols for a Controller Connected SCSI Device 8-4 Controller Connected SCSI Device in a VMScluster 8-5 Tape Jukebox Symbols for a TL820 Device 8-6 Multiple Tape Jukebox Symbols and Media Triplets 8-7 RV64 Jukebox Subsysystem Symbol Assignments in TAPESTART.COM B-1 TAPESTART.COM File FIGURES 2-1 Administrator Menu 2-2 Adminstrator Help Screen 2-3 Operator Menu 2-4 MDMS User Menu 4-1 Volume State Cycling 5-1 Database Access Authorization 5-2 Volume Pool Authorizaton 6-1 Vault Management Menu 7-1 How RDF and MDMS Software Communicate 7-2 Single Remote Device 7-3 Local Area Network 7-4 Two-Way Remote Backup Operation 7-5 Backup Operation Among Multiple Remote Nodes 8-1 Determining a Magnetic Tape Jukebox Hardware Configuration 8-2 ACS Management Menu 8-3 Inventory Volume Series Screen 8-4 Import Volume(s) Screen 8-5 Initialize Volume Series Screen 8-6 Load Volume Onto Drive Screen 8-7 Unload Drive Screen 8-8 Unload Volume Screen 8-9 Export Volume Screen TABLES 1-1 MDMS Databases and Their Contents 2-1 Administrator Menu Options 2-2 Administrator Menu Options 2-3 Operator Menu Options 2-4 User Menu Options 3-1 How to Define the Hexadecimal Protection Code 4-1 Volume States 4-2 Allowable Assignments for the FRESTA Symbol 4-3 How to Change the Volume State 4-4 Customizing Your Volume Usage Report 5-1 Volume Management Privileges 5-2 How to Authorize Client Node Access to the MDMS Volume Database 5-3 How to Find a Node Name in the Database Access Authorization Screen 5-4 How to Edit a Node Entry in the Database Access Authorization Screen 5-5 How to Delete a Node Name Entry in the Database Access Authorization Screen 5-6 How to Enable User Access to Volume Pools 5-7 How to Find a User Entry in the Volume Pool Authorization Screen 5-8 How to Edit a User Entry in the Volume Pool Authorization Screen 5-9 How to Delete a User Entry in the Volume Pool Authorization Screen 6-1 How to Establish a Daily or Weekly Vault Schedule 6-2 Vault Management Menu Options 7-1 Planning for RDF Installation 7-2 How to Change Network Parameters 8-1 Determining Your Hardware Configuation 8-2 Creating A Tape Robot Unit 8-3 Using an SCSI Device on an HSC Controller 8-4 Using an SCSI Device on an HSD or HSJ Controller 8-5 Using a TL820 SCSI Device on an HSD or HSJ Controller 8-6 JU Driver Installation Procedure 8-7 Using Magazines with Tape Jukeboxes and MDMS 8-8 How to Manually Bind Volumes to a Magazine 8-9 Inventorying Volume Series 8-10 Importing Volumes 8-11 Initializing Volume Series 8-12 Loading Volumes Onto a Drive 8-13 Unloading Drives 8-14 Unloading Volumes 8-15 Exporting Volumes A-1 STORAGE Commands A-2 Field Parameters A-3 Required Privileges to Modify Volumes