Adding Media Contents to the History File from an Enrolled Volume

BRMS uses the volume information it saves in its media history files to recover data lost due to accident or disaster. You can review or change media history information from the Work with Media Information (WRKMEDIBRM) display. See Working with the BRMS Media Inventory for more information about how to use the WRKMEDIBRM display.

BRMS records content information aboutly for media that is already part of the BRMS media inventory.

You can use the Add Media Information (ADDMEDIBRM) command to add media content information to the BRMS database. You might add this information for saves performed prior to installation of BRMS, or add information about saves performed on other systems which you want to move to the current system which is managed by BRMS. You would use the ADDMEDIBRM command if there are only a few entries to add to the database. For more information about the ADDMEDIBRM command, see the online help. The advantage of ADDMEDIBRM over EXTMEDIBRM is the degree of information that can be specified about the saved items.

You can also use the Extract Media Information (EXTMEDIBRM) command to add media information to the BRMS database using information retrieved from the actual save media. You would use the EXTMEDIBRM command if you have many entries to add to the database. The information added to the database using EXTMEDIBRM contains less information than can be added using ADDMEDIBRM because the media does not provide some of this information. The advantage of EXTMEDIBRM over ADDMEDIBRM is the automation.

Notes:

When doing EXTMEDIBRM on a volume containing heterogeneous file sequences (a volume with both SAVLIB and SAVOBJ file sequences on it), EXTMEDIBRM can only account for one type. It is possible to load a SAVLIB database entry for objects saved using SAVOBJ, causing these entries to be incorrect and not restorable. For example, if you specify *SAVLIB on the FILE parameter on the EXTMEDIBRM command, a non-SAVLIB file sequence will cause incorrect SAVLIB entry to be added to the database and any attempts to restore from this entry will fail because BRMS will try to use a RSTLIB command to restore the objects.
When using ADDMEDIBRM or EXTMEDIBRM, the Licensed Internal Code and Operating System are not included in the recovery report. This is because BRMS cannot verify the release.
This function is not supported for optical volumes, it is only valid with tape volumes.

To use the Extract Media Information display, take the following steps:

Type EXTMEDIBRM at a command line and press Enter.

                     Extract Media Information (EXTMEDIBRM)                     
                                                                                
 Type choices, press Enter.                                                     
                                                                                
 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . .   TAP01         Name                          
 Volume identifier  . . . . . . .   *MOUNTED      Character value, *MOUNTED     
 File origin  . . . . . . . . . .   *FILE         *FILE, *SAV, *SAVCFG...       
 End of tape option . . . . . . .   *UNLOAD       *UNLOAD, *LEAVE, *REWIND      
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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 F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display    
 F24=More keys

The key parameters on this command are:
- In the Device field, specify the name of the device on which the volume is mounted.
- In the Volume ID field, you can enter a specific volume name, or you can use the default value of *MOUNTED. If you use *MOUNTED, BRMS attempts to add content information for the volume that is currently in the tape device. When a volume is part of a multivolume set, BRMS adds content information for each of the volumes in the set. You must mount the media set in the same order in which BRMS performed the save. That is, the first volume of the set must be the volume that you initially mount on the specified tape device.
- You must use the default value of *UNLOAD in the End of tape option field. BRMS prompts you to mount the subsequent volumes when needed and in set order.
  
  Note:
  
  You cannot use the *MOUNTED value for a volume existing in a tape library device. Instead you need to enter the specific volume name.
Review and change the remaining parameter as needed.
Press Enter to issue the command.

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