VANTAGE - value of TMCNMBRS is limited to 999999

Products

• Vantage Storage Resource Manager
• GRAPHICAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

Issue/Introduction

Running a script to extract all tape datasets to a flat file, seems limited by the value of TMCNMBRS, even when input is read from the disk file.

• TMCNMBRS  -Specifies the number of records to be read from the tape catalog (from CA 1, DFSMSrmm, ASG-Zara, IBM Tape Library Volumes, and IBM Virtual Tape Volumes), and made available as a block to the clients for each presentation request. When you select next at the workstation, a new block is read and made available.

 Applies to:  GMI and Tape Resources

 Range: 100 to 999999

 Default: (5000)

 

Environment

Release : 14.0

Component : CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager

Resolution

ST15179 test apar has been written to increase the upper limit for TMCNMBRS parameter to 99999999.  

To get this test apar, a support issue need to be opened.