Chapter 8. System-managed library support

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System-managed library support

In this chapter, we describe the different methods Data Facility System Managed Storage removable media manager (DFSMSrmm) supports for partitioning your system-managed tape libraries.

In this chapter, we discuss the following enhancements:

•Storage management subsystem-managed tape library overview

•Sharing a library between multiple systems

•System-managed library partitioning

•Partitioning support

•Using PRTITION and OPENRULE commands

•Converting REJECT commands

•Conversion from REJECT to PRTITION and OPENRULE ...

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