Adding a new device manually

To manually add a device to BRMS, take the following steps:

1. Attach the device to your system. Ensure that the device is configured to the system, either by an I/O processor reset or by an IPL with autoconfiguration.
2. Type WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*DEV) CFGD(TAP*) or for optical WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*DEV) CFGD(OPT*) at a command line to view the list of stand-alone devices and media libraries on the Work with Configuration Status display.
3. At this display find the name of the device you want to add to BRMS.
4. Type WRKDEVBRM at a command line and press Enter.
5. At the Work with Devices display, type a 1 (Add) in the Opt field.
6. Type the name of the device you want to add in the Device column.
7. Enter the device type (*TAP for stand-alone devices, *VRTTAP for a virtual tape device, *TAPMLB for tape libraries, *OPT for stand alone optical devices, *OPTMLB for optical media libraries, or *VRTOPT for a virtual optical device) in the Category column. Then press Enter.
8. At the Add Tape Devices display, fill out the additional parameters as needed. Press Enter to add the device entry to BRMS.
9. If your device is a stand-alone not shared with other systems, or if it is a media library, you must vary it on before using it to process jobs. You can vary on both stand-alone and media library devices by taking option 8 (Work with status) from the Work with Devices (WRKDEVBRM) display. Alternatively, you can use the Work with MLB Status (WRKMLBSTS) command. When sharing the device between multiple systems, BRMS varies it on and off for you, by the jobs that are lined up in the work queue.