Export/Import Interface in a VTS Environment

VTS logical volumes cannot be vaulted unless they are exported onto physical tapes. Control-M/Tape automatically initiates the VTS Export/Import interface to export VTS logical volumes out of the VTS environment and to stack and vault those volumes onto physical tapes.

When exporting logical volumes, Control-M/Tape groups together volumes with similar vaulting patterns. Each group is then written to separate physical tapes to be sent to different vaults, as necessary.

During the Export process, Control-M/Tape produces the Import List Volume report that contains a list of the physical volumes that were written and the logical volumes that reside on them. After the Import List Volume report is written, a message similar to the following is displayed at the console:

CTT347I IMPORT LIST VOLUME CREATED ON VOLSER VOL0011

To import physical tapes back to the VTS environment, perform the following steps:

1. Select and then load the physical tapes onto the VTS, based on the information in the Import List Volume report.
2. Issue the Import command at the control console. When issuing this command, refer to the volser (volume serial number) that was displayed in message CTT347I.

Refer to the IBM VTS documentation for instructions on how to load tapes and to enter the Import command at the console.

Note: Before attempting to use the VTS Export/Import interface, ensure that your current version of VTS supports the VTS Export/Import feature.

For information on implementing the Control-M/Tape VTS Export/Import feature and the reports produced by the VTS Export/Import interface facility, see the robotic tape library interface and virtual tape server chapter of the Control-M/Tape Implementation Guide.