Auditing an optical library

You can use the AUDIT line operator on the Optical Library List to perform inventory tasks against an entire 3995 optical library. The physical location of all the optical volumes associated with a 3995 optical library (full library audit) can be verified using the AUDIT line operator. The 3995-C3A, and pseudo optical libraries cannot be audited.

You also can audit an optical library using the MODIFY OAM,AUDIT operator command. See Auditing a volume for more information.

Because the library audit might take a long time, a confirmation panel is displayed, asking you to confirm the AUDIT request. To confirm, type in "Y", then press ENTER. See Figure 1 for the Confirm Audit Request panel.

Figure 1. Confirm Library Audit Request Panel

   Panel  Utilities  Help
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                            CONFIRM AUDIT REQUEST
 Command ===>
 
 To Confirm Audit of the Following Library:                                     
                                                                                
    Library Name:  LIB1                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Enter "/" to select option      Perform Audit                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Note: If Audit is performed, Audit requests will be interspersed with other 
          requests to the library. Audit may take a long time to complete.      
          Use the HELP command for more information on Audit processing.        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 Use ENTER to Perform Operation;                                                
 Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.

AUDIT execution can be a lengthy process. During AUDIT execution, other activity in the library is not quiesced, and OAM prioritizes AUDIT requests lower than other requested functions. The following activities are examples of activities that OAM can still process while AUDIT is in progress:

Requests to read objects from optical volumes within the library that is being audited.
Requests to write objects to optical volumes within the library that is being audited.
Optical volume ejects from the library that is being audited.

It might take several hours for you to receive notification that a full library audit or an extensive volume list audit has completed. Therefore, when scheduling an audit, be sure to take work load and time factors into consideration.

When you receive a completion message, you can enter the LISTVOL line operator to display the Mountable Optical Volume List for all optical volumes in the audited library. Check the VOLUME ERROR STATUS column for the results of the audit. OAM also issues messages for errors found. If you log off the TSO/E session before completion, the messages are stored in a broadcast data set and displayed the next time you log on. See Table 1 for information on the AUDIT completion messages and the results displayed in the VOLUME ERROR STATUS column.

For more information about auditing a tape library using the AUDIT line operator, see z/OS DFSMS OAM Planning, Installation, and Storage Administration Guide for Tape Libraries.