Course Description (By Curriculum)
5 hours
Personnel requiring knowledge of CA-1 tape operations
Knowledge of general IBM hardware, software, terminology, and concepts
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Recognize the features and components of CA-1 Tape Management
• Identify the benefits of CA-1 and how it can assist the tape librarian
• Identify the special CA-1 tape retention period definitions
• Recognize CA-1/ISPF screens and CA-1 reporting capabilities
• Identify how and why daily processing is used
• Define Vault Management
CA-1 Features
CA-1 Components and Initialization Process
Tape JCL Considerations
CA-1 Console Messages
Tape Data Set Retention Controls
Online Inquiry and Update of Volume Records
Bit Flag Usage
Online Inquiry and Update of DSNB Records
CA-1 Online Utilities
Daily Maintenance Utilities
Vault Patterns
Vault Management Utilities
