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Control-M/Tape supports various robotic tape libraries (for example, StorageTek, IBM 3495). If one or more robotic tape libraries exist at your site, specify the types of robotic tape libraries by installation parameter RBTTYPE in member CTTPARM.
When a tape volume is expired by Control-M/Tape, each robotic tape library is informed of the new status of the volume. Whenever a tape volume is vaulted by Control-M/Tape, the robotic tape library is instructed to eject the volume so that it is available for the operator.
The Control-M/Tape interface with robotic tape libraries is performed by program CTTRBM, that is executed as an additional step in utilities CTTRTM and CTTVTM. CTTRBM is also called when you expire a volume using an online screen (Immediate Scratch) or using an External Data Manager interface. CTTRBM optionally calls user Exit CTTX008 before performing any robotic tape library request. Exit CTTX008 is called separately for each type of robotic library being processed. You can use this exit to influence robotic tape library processing. For more information, see the robotic tape library interface and virtual tape server chapter of the Control-M/Tape Implementation Guide.
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