Can the VTS be configured to emulate the physical tape type? If it can, create new volumes on the physical tape type and recycle the old type of virtual tape.
On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 8:24 AM, Staller, Allan <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: > http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DGT2I480/1.10 > .5.9?SHELF=DGT2BK90&DT=20090605105438 (watch the wrap) Topic 1.10.5.9 > > Or > > http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/DOWNLOAD/dgt2i480.p > df?DN=SC35-0418-10&DT=20090605105438 (pp 270) (Acrobat Reader page 292) > > z/OS V1R11.0 DFSMShsm Implementation and Customization Guide > > Creating Concurrent Tapes for Onsite and Offsite Storage > > "Within an SMS environment, ACS routines can direct the alternate tape > to a different tape library, such as one at an offsite location. Within > a non-SMS environment, the output restricter (for example, SETSYS > UNIT(3590)) is used for both the original and the alternate. If > allocation routing separation is needed, it must be done outside of > DFSMShsm. Alternate tapes must keep the same tape geometry as the > original tape (for example, both must be 3590 standard length tapes). > For those customers who are drive-constrained, DFSMShsm maintains the > existing TAPECOPY creation methods. " > > snip> > > Just to play Devil's Advocate here - What the OP asked for was a way > > to create two ML2 tapes on different media at the time of the > > creation of the ML2 tapes/files. No one has addressed this > > requirement and said it is not possible. > > </snip> -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
