The short answer is that sharing tape is a whole lot different than DASD. And the 3494 is a beast unto itself.
I think a reasonable answer to your specific question in your assumed context is that sharing cannot be done. For example, there is a way to share the *unit*, but sharing the tape volumes within the unit is a whole different bucket of worms. You have SMS issues as well as tape management software to dance with. If that were not bad enough, sharing catalogs is yet another bear with a bad attitude. There is more, but I think you might get the idea. HTH and good luck. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Newbie DASD sharing question I have a 3494 tape library that I now need to share temporarily between 2 systems. An OS390 2.8 and a zOS 1.7. As I understand it I need share SYS1.VOLCAT.VGENERAL. In VSE we share DASD pretty easily using a common lock file. I have read some about GRS, is this what is required to share DASD in an MVS environment? Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 Office: 850.219.5184 Fax: 888.221.9862 http://www.mainline.com This e-mail and files transmitted with it are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you received this message in error, please immediately notify sender by e-mail, and destroy the original message. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
