There are actually two options available from the ISMF Primary
Option menu that can be used to assist you in generating a Mountable
Tape Volume List. Both approaches are discussed in the following information.
Follow these steps to display the Mountable Tape Volume Selection
Entry panel using the Library Management option of the ISMF Primary
Option Menu.
- Select option 10, Library Management, from the ISMF Primary Option
Menu (see Figure 1). ISMF displays the Library Management
Selection menu (see Figure 2).
- Select option 3, TAPE LIBRARY. This in turn, displays the Tape
Library Application Selection panel (Figure 3).
Note: Depending on the information provided on this screen, selecting
option 1, LIST, and pressing ENTER can either display a list that
includes a single library, a fully or partially specified library,
or a list of all the libraries associated with the SCDS primed on
the Tape Library Application Selection panel.
- When the library list is displayed, type the line operator command
LISTVOL next to the library name or names for which you need a volume
listing.
Follow these steps to bring up the Mountable Tape Volume Selection
Entry panel from the VOLUME option of the ISMF Primary Option Menu.
- Select option 2, VOLUME, from the ISMF Primary Option Menu (see Figure 1). ISMF displays the Volume List Selection Menu (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Volume List Selection Menu Panel Panel Help
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VOLUME LIST SELECTION MENU
Enter Selection or Command ===>
1 DASD - Generate a list of DASD volumes
2 Mountable Optical - Generate a list of Mountable Optical volumes
3 Mountable Tape - Generate a list of Mountable Tape volumes
Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.
- Select option 3, MOUNTABLE TAPE, which prompts the display of
Mountable Tape Volume Selection Entry Panel (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Mountable Tape Volume Selection Entry Panel Panel Utilities Help
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MOUNTABLE TAPE VOLUME SELECTION ENTRY PANEL
Command ===>
Select Source to Generate Volume List . . 2 (1 - Saved list, 2 - New list)
1 Generate from a Saved List
List Name . .
2 Generate a New List from Criteria Below
Volume Serial Number . . . * (fully or partially specified)
Library Name . . . . . . . * (fully or partially specified)
Storage Group Name . . . . * (fully or partially specified)
Enter "/" to select option _ Respecify View Criteria
_ Respecify Sort Criteria
Use ENTER to Perform Selection;
Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Exit.
This panel allows you to generate a volume list.
When option 1, SAVED LIST, is selected, you enter the name of the
saved list in the LIST NAME field under option 1 GENERATE FROM A SAVED LIST. A previously saved
list is displayed.
When option 2, NEW LIST, is chosen, a new list is built using the
selection criteria you described in the
GENERATE
A NEW LIST FROM CRITERIA BELOW data columns.
z/OS DFSMS Using the Interactive Storage Management Facility
describes all the columns in the Mountable
Tape Volume Selection Entry Panel. Complete the following fields for
option 2 (default):
- VOLUME SERIAL NUMBER
- Enter a full or partial serial number of the volume or volumes
to include in the list. The default value is an asterisk. The volume
serial number must consist entirely of upper case alphabetics A–Z
and numerics 0–9.
To include a single volume, enter a fully
qualified volume serial number of 1 to 6 characters: VOLUME SERIAL
NUMBER ===> SYS001
For a partially qualified volume
serial number, use asterisks as global volume serial number characters
or percent signs as place holders. For example, to include a range
of volumes, enter a partially qualified volume serial number by using
one or two asterisks as global volume serial number characters: VOLUME
SERIAL NUMBER ===> T*9*
Use a single
asterisk to specify all mounted volumes that fit your other selection
criteria: VOLUME SERIAL NUMBER ===> * This field
is primed with the last value used. The default value is an asterisk.
- LIBRARY NAME
- Enter the 1 to 8 character name of a tape library, or a partially
qualified name. This field is primed with the last value used. The
default value is an asterisk.
- STORAGE GROUP NAME
- Enter the 1 to 8 character name of an SMS storage group, in
the same way as you would for a volume serial number. This field is
primed with the last value used. The default value is an asterisk.
- RESPECIFY VIEW CRITERIA
- This field is used to specify whether or not to invoke the Mountable
Tape Volume View Entry panel before displaying the sort or list panel.
Values are Y or N.
- RESPECIFY SORT CRITERIA
- This field is used to specify whether or not to invoke the Mountable
Tape Volume View Sort panel before displaying the list. Values are Y or N.