This section provides an overview of how storage locations are managed when MAREN is used in conjunction with ROBAR.
Tapes and the tape devices on which they are mounted must be allocated to storage locations. Defined storage locations enable users to reserve tapes and tape devices from a specified group.
If all tapes and tape devices are correctly allocated to the storage location, a tape is also mounted on the device selected by NDM. This is also the case if a number of archives with devices of the same type exist.
If the SECOS software product is being used, the software products ROBAR and MAREN must be installed under user IDs which have the TAPE-ADMINISTRATION privilege. We recommend that you install ROBAR and MAREN under the same ID ($SYSMAREN).
For more detailed descriptions of, for example, the statements and commands of BS2000 products mentioned in this section, refer to the manuals “Introduction to System Administration” [2] and “MAREN” [8]