Does the *IEF233A message clear after you put the tape in the drive? If not, it sounds like you have a hardware issue. Does that tape stay in the drive or unload? Does this situation wait forever or is there more to the story?
DO other tape jobs work? > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jerry Ragland > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 11:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Tape access problem > > I have a CICS installation tape and I am trying to access the tape to > download a JOB through a JCL. > > Before submitting the JCL I issued - d u,tape,online > > RESPONSE=LCZOS4S > IEE457I 11.23.52 UNIT STATUS 395 > UNIT TYPE STATUS VOLSER VOLSTATE > 0590 3490 O-NRD-R /REMOV > > > This is my JCL - > > //EXTRACT JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID > //STEP01 EXEC PGM=IEBCOPY > //IDOC DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.OS161076.DOCLIB,LABEL=(06,SL), > // VOL=SER=R1076A,UNIT=3490 > //ODOC DD DSN=BEAHCL.CPP.LOADRIM.JCL, > // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), > // VOL=SER=WRK143,UNIT=SYSDA, > // SPACE=(9600,(240,30,20)) > //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* > //SYSIN DD * > COPY INDD=IDOC,OUTDD=ODOC > S M=LOADRIM > /* > // > > After I submit the above JCL the JOB waits with the below message - > > *IEF233A M 0590,R1076A,,EXTRACT,STEP01,SYS1.OS161076.DOCLIB > > Then again I issue d u,tape,online - > > RESPONSE=LCZOS4S > IEE457I 11.27.46 UNIT STATUS 402 > UNIT TYPE STATUS VOLSER VOLSTATE > 0590 3490 A-MTP-R R1076A PRIV/REMOV > > Please let me know what should I do to access the tape properly. Do I need > to issue a mount if so please let me know the commands to do it.. > > Thanks in advance.. > -Jerry. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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

