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1st ed., 6/30/04 - 312579601
Preface
Scope
This guide provides information about the Storage Technology Corporation
(StorageTek®) Host Software Component (HSC) and its use with the Automated
Cartridge System. Reference information is provided for systems programmers to install,
debug, and provide systems support to users of the HSC and the automated library
Intended Audience
This guide is intended primarily for systems programmers responsible for installing and
maintaining HSC software at their library sites. Library operators and computer system
administrators may also find information contained in this guide to be useful for reviewing
or understanding HSC system concepts.
Users responsible for installation and maintenance of HSC software involving the
technical details should be familiar with the following software topics:
• VM operating system
• ACF/VTAM functions and principles
•VMFMERGE.
Organization of This Guide
This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:
• Chapter 1, “System Description” provides a general overview of the Automated
Cartridge System (ACS) and the Host Software Component (HSC).
• Chapter 2, “Host Software Component Functions” describes major functional
components of the HSC. Items and functions described include: installation tasks,
initialization/termination, mount/dismount, volume/cell control, Cartridge Access
Port (CAP) processing, recovery, control data set renaming, commands, utilities,
LMU server, host-to-host communications, and tape management interface.
• Chapter 3, “HSC Control Statements and HSC Start Procedure” describes how
to define parameter library (PARMLIB) control statements and how to start HSC
execution.