Before implementing Control-M/Tape, it is important to review your current system. Information gathered at this stage will help determine procedures used later during Control-M/Tape implementation. Some of this information will also be used to determine appropriate values for certain Control-M/Tape installation parameters.
Answer the following questions about your current tape management configuration:
What is the existing tape management system?
What automated tape libraries are used?
What external data manager (EDM) is used?
What restart management software (if any) is used?
What reports are generated by your current tape management system?
How is tape movement and storage organized?
What security product is used and how is it implemented?
What additional tape management issues are relevant at your site?
How (meaning, with what configuration) was Control-M/Tape installed?
Who will be responsible for implementation tasks?
Where are Control-M/Tape repository files allocated?
Each of these questions is described in detail below.
