Look up the TAPECOPY command in the dfSMS/hsm Storage Admin Guide.. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DGT2S680/2.40 ?SHELF=DGT2BK90&DT=20090610113354
HTH, <snip> Currently we are creating duplex tape copies for ML2 in HSM. We are using logical tape (VTS), and we used to use Export to get the second copies offsite. However, 2 years ago we stopped all Export/Import functions, and now have the two copies always in the library(which is bad). My job now, is to find a way to be able to send the second copy offsite by using native 3590 tape. I was researching, and I am 99% sure that I cannot use different media - logical tape for onsite and native 3590 for offsite - for the ML2 tapes. I was told to turn the 99% into 100%. So here is my question: Is there any way to use different media for the two ML2 tapes? A patch maybe? Logically thinking, since the 3590 is larger we would never have issues with filling up the second tape, but then have partial filled 3590 tapes offsite. I wonder if parameters like the TAPEUTILIZATION and the RECYCLEPERCENT are the reason why we can't mix the media. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

