CA-EPIC/MVS Conversion Process

The process of conversion from CA-EPIC/MVS to Control-M/Tape includes:

• Executing CA-EPIC/MVS utilities.
• Modifying vault, pool and rule definitions in Control-M/Tape.
• Running Control-M/Tape jobs.

The steps required for CA-EPIC/MVS to Control-M/Tape conversion are described in detail in the remainder of this chapter. The conversion steps are accessed by the INCONTROL Installation and Customization Engine (ICE).

Use the following steps to begin conversion from CA-EPIC/MVS to Control-M/Tape.

1. Enter ICE as described in the ICE chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide.
2. In the Major Step Selection screen, type CTT in the product field, select "INSTALL CTx" (ICE option 3) from the IOA installation menu, and press Enter. The Control-M/Tape installation menu is displayed.
3. Choose major step 15 "Conversion from CA-EPIC/MVS."

The following screen is displayed:

Figure 12 ICE Screens for Converting CA-EPIC/MVS to Control-M/Tape

---------------------------- Minor Steps Selection ---------------------------

Environment: IOA610    Product: CTT                                         

Major Step: 15  Conversion from EPIC/MVS                                    

Sel values: S Select step     C Mark step as completed    R Reset status   

             B Browse Step     X Mark step as excluded     ? Help            

PF7/PF8  To scroll through all Steps                                       

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sel  Step Status   Type    Opt Description                                 

===  ==== ======   ====    === ===========                                 

  .     1           Edit     R  Set Conversion Parameters                    

  .     2           Job      R  Compile and Link Conversion Programs         

  .     3           Extrnl      Stop Tape Activity                           

  .     4           Job         Format Media Database                        

  .     5           Job         Convert the EPIC Vaulting Rules              

  .     6           Job         Convert Member EPICOPTS to Rules            

  .     7           Extrnl      Conversion of Master Records to Rules        

  .     8           Job         Produce an EPIC DSN Catalog Report           

  .     9           Job         Alloc. File for OPTION SELECT Statements     

  .    10           Job         Convert Master Records to OPTION SELECT      

  .    11           Extrnl      Edit the OPTION SELECT Statements File      

  .    12           Job         Convert OPTION SELECT Stmts. to Rules        

  .    13           Extrnl      Define External Data Manager Rules           

  .    14           Extrnl   R  Adjust Rule List                             

  .    15           Extrnl      Define Vaults                                

  .    16           Extrnl   Y  Define Scratch Pools                        

  .    17           Job         Convert EPIC DSN Catalog into MDB            

  .    18           Job         Apply Vault Rules                           

  .    19           Job         Apply Retention Rules                        

  .    20           Job         Verify Media Database Integrity              

  .    21           Extrnl      Resume Tape Activity                        

  .    22           Job      Y  Collect Statistics for Stacking              

------------------------------> End of Minor Steps <-------------------------

ICE screens can be used to check and record your progress during conversion, and to run some of the jobs performed during certain conversion steps.

If you are not yet familiar with ICE, BMC recommends that you review the ICE chapter of the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide.