> > How does one (Checkin or Checkout) Library volumes on a 3494 ATL
> > in a S/390 ver 2.6 (MVS) environment, where the ADSM server is running?
> >
> > We would like to automate backup procedures with a server script
> > but cannot achieve this as there is no command avialable in ADSM
> > to eject and checkout library volumes using a S/390 ADSM server.
> >
> > The way i see it is the MVS console command "Library dismount, volume"
> > must be used but then this does not form an integrated solution.
> >
> > OS/390 ver 2.6, ADSM Ver 3.1 (DRM not included)
>
> Offhand, I can't think of any way to put the tape ejection under the
direct
> control of the ADSM scheduler, but there are less painful alternatives to
the
> MVS console command.
>
> OAM (Object Access Method, the MVS component that carries out the console
> command mentioned above) also has a macro interface that can be used from
a
> program running under MVS. IBM supplies a sample program named CBRSPLCS,
which
> is built around the macro interface. With this program you could set up a
> three step batch job, with the first step running the administrative
client
> under background TSO to obtain a list of volumes to be ejected, the second
> step converting the output to the format expected by CBRSPLCS, and the
third
> step running CBRSPLCS.
>
> Are you are using CA-7 or some other tape management system in conjunction
> with OAM? If so, you will have other choices, and other concerns about the
> integrity of the tape catalog.
>