> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel A. McLaughlin > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Relabelling a 3592 in an ATL > > > If you are talking physical cartridges, here is what we did. > We inherited > an ATL from the LAn group. All cartridges were removed and > had new Z/OS > numbers put on them, barcoded labels. Then we tossed them > back inside. > When a job asks for a scratch, it is relabeled then by the > system. This > has to do with an auto-response from our system, granted, but if the > automation isn't present, then a WTOR is generated. > > I'm not sure if this answers your question or not, but it was our > experience.
Thanks. I know how to initialiaze them if I need them to be z/OS tapes. It is the VTS "backstore" part that is confusing everybody. For all I know, they are not labelled internally at all. Nobody seems to be able to answer that question. So far. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
