Although the utility refers to the 3495/3494, it talks to OAM. If the library is designed to work with OAM, it may pass the data to the library. But in any case it will pass it to ISMF. We use it for tape in our MDL. It updates ISMF, but we run an extra utility for the MDL to sync it to the CA1 status. For a manual library it works just fine as the operators move tape to and from the scratch pool. It has so far worked with each of the three IBM library types that I have worked with.
Thank you and have a Terrific day! Jonathan Goossen, ACS, CL Tape Specialist ACT Mainframe Storage Group Personal: 651-361-4541 Department Support Line: 651-361-5555 IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 07/19/2011 08:48:06 AM: > From: Mark Zelden <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 07/19/2011 08:57 AM > Subject: Re: SMS QUESTION - TAPE > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > > On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:21:58 -0500, John McKown <[email protected]> wrote: > > >John, > > > >Even an easier way. Go into CA-1's ISPF interface and change the > >expiration date to tomorrow. This will take it out of scratch status in > >CA-1. Now you need to run CA-1's CTSSYNC program to update the SMS > >status. JCL: > > > >//STEP1 EXEC PGM=CTSSYNC > >//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* > >//SYSIN DD * > >VERIFY > >SYNC > >volser > >/* > > > >change "volser" to the correct volume serial. The one you updated in > >CA-1. > > > > That utility refers to the 3495/3494 LCS database (although I assumeit updates > the OAM TCDB as well). The OP didn't say what type of system was being > used. Also, I don't think that utility sets the storage group and if the OP > has more than one library that probably needs to be set also. > > Mark > -- > Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS > mailto:[email protected] > Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html > Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
