No, not necessarily, it could well be a bad head on a unit. Or a previous bad tape that polluted the head, resulting in I/O errors on subsequent tapes. Believe me, causes of creeping datachecks are a nightmare to tackle.
Kees. "Hal Merritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > The root issue is bad tapes in your inventory. Get rid of them. Then the > prompts go away, costs go down, things go faster, management is happier, > your 'operators' are happier, life is better. > > My $0.02 > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Edward Jaffe > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: DDR Swap - Yes or No? Unconditional? ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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

