On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:10:32 -0700, Walter Marguccio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>----- Original Message ---- >From: Mark H. Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> So if I had several DFDSS dumps on Virtual Tape (3490) and was copying >> each of them off to just *ONE* real tape (3590), and stacking each as its >> own LABEL=(#,SL) etc., using IEBGENER, it should work, YES?! > >> IEB317I JOB TERMINATED,NO INPUT BLKSIZE/LRECL >> IEB311I CONFLICTING DCB PARAMETERS > >Mark, > > >IIRC this is not a problem related to virtual tape, rather you are trying to >copy DFSMSdss dumps using the wrong utility. I once tried the same thing, >got the problem you mentioned and opened a >PMR with IBM. I have been >told *NOT* to user IEBGENER to copy DFSMSdss dumps, because the output >might be not usable. Instead, we should have used the COPYDUMP function >of DFSMSdss. > OK, I hear you all. Even though data on a tape (regardless that it was created by DFDSS), is still sequential and IEBGENER is the utility for that? Not arguing here, just a thought I had? I can see why the confusion. Now, the $64,000 question? Can I do this post-mortem? Use COPYDUMP function of DFDSS after the data has been dumped/copied onto a VTAPE ? Just to make copies of *those* VTAPES (each as a file), and stack on a REAL tape? ex: INDD = VTAPE DD (dsn), OUTDD = new REAL tape Volume..... TTFN, .....mhyI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
