Manual tape library

A manual tape library (MTL) also allows you to use system-managed storage for mountable tape cartridges. Like an ATL, it provides management facilities for tape volumes, but does not manage the data sets contained on those tape volumes. Unlike an ATL, mount requests are directed to a human operator.

Related reading

For more information about a manual tape library, see z/OS DFSMShsm Implementation and Customization Guide.