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z/VSE and VSE/ESA Newsletter
Version 06.01
January 30, 2006

In This Newsletter
Product News
> Support for FakeTape and Enhancement to VTAPE Support

Product Updates
> Recently Published HIPER Solutions
> Drop Support Notification

General Information
> Tips and Tricks
> Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Product News
Support for FakeTape and Enhancement to VTAPE Support
BrightStor® CA-Dynam®/T Tape Management for VSE has been enhanced to:
  • Provide support to enable BrightStor CA-Dynam/T to mount FakeTape volumes automatically when running both BrightStor CA-Dynam/T and FakeTape on a Flex-ES system.
  • Provide support to enable BrightStor CA-Dynam/T to mount VTAPE volumes automatically by issuing the appropriate VTAPE START and STOP commands. This enhancement takes advantage of a new interface introduced by IBM in z/VSE 3.1.
If you are interested in testing this support, please contact CA customer support.

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Product Updates
Recently Published HIPER Solutions
The following HIPER PTF's are published and available for download at ca.com/supportconnect/:

VSE System Adapter r6.1, a component of CA-CIS for VSE r1.4:
QO75412 Prevent Loop with LTA Processing
QO75382 CA Abends on some 2.6 systems

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Drop Support Notification
As previously announced, support for the specified releases of the following products will be discontinued effective February 1, 2006. New problems reported after January 31 will be resolved on the current release only. If you have not done so already, please upgrade to the current release of each product as soon as possible.

Product Name Release for Which Support Ends February 1, 2006 Current Release
Unicenter® CA-FAQS® Automated Systems Operation for VSE (CA-FAQS/ASO) r4.6 r5.0
Unicenter® CA-FAQS® Production Control System for VSE (CA-FAQS/PCS) r4.6 r5.0
Unicenter® CA-Sort® for VSE r8.2 r9
Unicenter® CA-SRAM® for VSE r8.2 r9
Unicenter® CA-JARS® Resource Management for CICS r6.2 r7
BrightStor® CA-MasterCat® VSAM Catalog Management for VSE r3.3 r3.4

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General Information
Tips and Tricks
Making Copies of BrightStor® CA-EPIC® for VSE Offload Backup Tapes for Offsite Storage
TSIDOFL is an excellent tool for BrightStor CA-EPIC clients who wish to backup their sequential disk files to tape. It uses a subset of BrightStor® CA-FAVER®2 VSAM Data Protection for VSE technology for efficient file transfer.

One efficiency measure involves the use of oversize blocks for tape I/O. The block size used is too large to be processed by standard VSE access methods, and that creates problems for clients who wish to copy their backup tapes for offsite storage.

Click here to find out how to create such a copy using BrightStor CA-EPIC.

How to Reduce CPU Overhead and Retrieve Unused Storage
Are you looking to reduce CPU overhead and retrieve unused storage with practically no additional overhead or user intervention? The winning team of BrightStor CA-FAVER2 VSAM Data Protection for VSE and BrightStor® CA-VSAMAID® VSAM Tools for VSE may be your best bet. Read how.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: If error message "CADC203 catalog error" occurs, what step should be taken first?
A: Click here for the answer.

Q: How can the Dynam Catalog be shared across multiple VSE systems?
A: Click here for the answer.

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