z/OS V1R6.0 DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs

Chapter 9. CREATE LIBRARYENTRYThe CREATE LIBRARYENTRY command creates a tape library entry. Use it only torecover from tape volume catalog errors.Because access method services cannot change the library manager inventory in anautomated tape library, ISMF should be used for normal tape library createfunctions.The syntax for the CREATE LIBRARY command is:||||||CREATELIBRARYENTRY(NAME(entryname)LIBRARYID(libid)[CONSOLENAME(consolename)][DESCRIPTION(desc)][LIBDEVTYPE(devtype)][LOGICALTYPE{AUTOMATED|MANUAL}][NUMBEREMPTYSLOTS(numslots)]:[NUMBERSCRATCHVOLUMES(MEDIA1(num) MEDIA2(num)MEDIA3(num) MEDIA4(num) MEDIA5(num) MEDIA6(num)MEDIA7(num) MEDIA8(num))][NUMBERSLOTS(numslots)][SCRATCHTHRESHOLD(MEDIA1(num) MEDIA2(num) MEDIA3(num)MEDIA4(num) MEDIA5(num) MEDIA6(num) MEDIA7(num)MEDIA8(num))]Required ParametersLIBRARYENTRYis the name of the tape library entry being created. To create a library entry,you must have authorization to RACF FACILITY class profileSTGADMIN.IGG.LIBRARY.Abbreviation: LIBENTRY or LIBENTNAME(entryname)is the name of the tape library entry being created.entrynameConsists of a 1-to-8 character tape library name. The characters can includealphanumerics, $, @, and #. The first character cannot be numeric.To avoid conflicts with volume names, library names cannot begin with theletter V.LIBRARYID(libid)this number connects the software-assigned tape library name and the actualtape library hardware.libidis a 5-digit hexadecimal tape library serial number.Abbreviation: LIBID© Copyright IBM Corp. 1973, 2004 99