Verify tape pools can be defined

Follow the steps below to verify that tape pools can be defined.

  1. Log on to a user ID authorized to issue the Tape Manager POOLDEF command. In this example, it's best if you issue the command from a user with administrator authority.
  2. Define a new tape pool. In this example, the pool corresponds to a tape pool normally defined for use by Backup and Restore Manager for z/VM:
    TAPCMD POOLDEF BKRADMIN BKRPOOL MEDIA media RETNMAX days FREEPOOL SYS
    In this command,
    • The owner of the pool will be BKRADMIN.
    • The pool name will be BKRPOOL.
    • The media must match a media type from the Define_Media statement in the Tape Manager configuration file.
    • The days variable indicates the maximum number of days in the retention period.
    • The FREEPOOL SYS indicates that the new tape pool will use the system free pool to find scratch tapes.
  3. Verify that the new tape pool was successfully created by issuing the command:
    TAPCMD POOLQRY POOL * * LONG
    Refer to the POOLQRY command in the IBM Tape Manager for z/VM User's Guide for more information on the POOLQRY command.