Option 3.3 enables you to view archive users and to free tape resources.
Because this exclusive resource access is only valid for tapes, only tapes are displayed, not DASD.
After a tape view, an archive or reload function has been executed by the started task or a batch job in a Beta product, you can use option 3.3 to display the archive users and free tape resources by selecting the relevant subsystem ID of the Beta Systems product in use.
Parameter B08_ARCHIVE_SYNC=YES (default) must be set in the started task of the subsystem in use.
When this parameter is set to NO, z/OS controls tape access, not the Beta Systems started task. As a result, option 3.3 will display neither archive users nor tape resources.
The Base Archive Facility (BAF) provides a set of services to write onto archives, read from archives and administer archived data.