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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Cartridge categories</h1>
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<div><p>A <dfn class="term">category</dfn> is a logical grouping of cartridges. A
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category allows you to refer to a group of cartridges by category name instead
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of the individual cartridge identifiers.</p>
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<p>Categories are intended for tape libraries like the 3494 where there is
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a library manager function that uses categories to provide security and special
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functions.</p>
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<p>Categories are as follows:</p>
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<dl><dt class="dlterm">Inserted</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge has been moved into the tape library device and has been
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placed in the Inserted category. The cartridge is not available until you
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add it to a usable category.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">Not shared</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge has been assigned to a category that is only available to
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the server defined as the primary owner. Only tape library devices with Library
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Manager software that contains category information (3494, for example) and
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has access to multiple systems can ensure that the cartridge is used only
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by the primary owning system.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">Shared</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge has been assigned to a category that is available to all iSeries™ servers
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attached to the tape library device.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">Ejected</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge has been removed from the inventory and is waiting for physical
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removal or waiting for the convenience station or high capacity output area
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to be cleared.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">Convenience</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge has been assigned to the convenience category. The convenience
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category is designed for the user who just needs to use a tape quickly and
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get it out of the tape library device. A tape in the convenience category
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will be ejected (removed) after it has been mounted and then unloaded. The
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ejecting process takes place when a user specifies the end option (ENDOPT)
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parameter of *UNLOAD. The cartridge is not ejected when i5/OS™ unloads
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the tape resource for another request.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">Alternate restart</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge has been assigned to the alternate restart category. This
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category is provided by i5/OS for tape cartridges that can be used for a load
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source (D-mode) IPL. The tapes in this category must be maintained by the
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user. i5/OS does
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not guarantee or verify that the tape cartridges have the appropriate data
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on them.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">Non-labeled</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge has been assigned to the non-labeled category. Tapes in
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this category must be non-labeled tapes. A non-labeled tape is a tape volume
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with no logical volume identifier.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">System generated</dt>
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<dd>The cartridge is assigned to the system-generated category. All cartridge
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identifiers are assigned to this category when the tape library device description
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has the GENCTGID parameter set to *SYSGEN. This function allows tape library
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devices with no bar code reader to bypass all system category checks on the
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cartridge for fast use of cartridges. Cartridges cannot be added or changed
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to this category.</dd>
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<dt class="dlterm">User-defined</dt>
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<dd><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> If you are using BRMS, you should not attempt to use user-defined
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categories.</div>
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<p>User-defined categories can be created and deleted. These
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categories allow users to create their own logical groupings of tape cartridges.
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The Create Tape Category (CRTTAPCGY) and Delete Tape Category (DLTTAPCGY)
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commands are used for this function. The Display Tape Category (DSPTAPCGY)
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command displays a list of user-defined and system-defined categories on a
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given system.</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Categories and the system name</h4><p>Category names are
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of the form <var class="varname">name sysname</var>, where the <var class="varname">name</var> is
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the category name and <var class="varname">sysname</var> is name of the system that
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owns the category. If you change the system name, the cartridges in the associated
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categories and the not shared category are unavailable until you create a
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category with the previous system name. It is highly recommended that you
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remove all cartridges from the tape library or change them to the shared category
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prior to changing the system name. See Cartridge assignment when the iSeries system
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name changes for more information about changing the system name.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Categories for tape libraries without a library manager</h4><p>For
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tape libraries without a library manager, categories have a limited purpose.
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The security that the tape library manager provides does not exist. Cartridges
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that are added to a category on one system are not necessarily in the same
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category on other attached systems. Therefore, when you operate tape libraries
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that do not have a library manager, only the following categories apply:</p>
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<ul><li>Inserted</li>
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<li>Ejected</li>
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<li>Convenience</li>
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<li>Shared</li>
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</ul>
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<p>The not-shared category does not prevent other systems from accessing
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the cartridges. The remaining categories do not apply for tape libraries without
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library managers. Categories that are created for nonlibrary manager tape
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libraries are only known to the system where they are created and not across
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all attaching systems. For these types of tape libraries, the cartridges must
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be added to each system and then managed across all the systems by the tape
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management software.</p>
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<div class="familylinks">
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam4cartconcpts.htm" title="This topic explains how cartridges work with tape libraries.">Cartridge concepts for tape libraries</a></div>
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</div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzam4cartstatus.htm" title="There are several possible types of status for a cartridge in relation to a tape library.">Cartridge status</a></div>
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</div>
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<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzam4imp3494sysname.htm" title="If you change your system name, you must move the cartridges from the categories that were owned by the old system name to categories that are owned by the new system name. If you do not do this, the cartridges will not appear in the inventory for the new system name.">Reassign cartridges when the system name changes</a></div>
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<div><a href="rzam4cartimport.htm" title="Before you can use the tape library, it must have media loaded and made available.">Make cartridges available to the tape library inventory</a></div>
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</div>
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<div class="relref"><strong>Related reference</strong><br />
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<div><a href="../cl/crttapcgy.htm">Create Tape Category (CRTTAPCGY)</a></div>
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<div><a href="../cl/dlttapcgy.htm">Delete Tape Category (DLTTAPCGY)</a></div>
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<div><a href="../cl/dsptapcgy.htm">Display Tape Category (DSPTAPCGY</a></div>
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