"Scott Fagen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Kees Vernooy wrote: > -snip- > >Scott, > > > >I can't access the post in the archives, maybe this link requires > >administrator functions? I have not been able to find it through normal > >searces for ATS STAR. > -snip- > > I'm not an expert on LISTSERV functions, but I had to join the > IBM-MAIN-ARCHIVES list to be able to see the archives. I'll copy the pertinent > parts of the post here: > --------------------------------------------------------- > Subject: Re: Sharing tape drives...ibm replacement for mia? > From: Scott Fagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:27:24 -0600 > Content-Type: text/plain > > -edit- > ATS Star > - is shipped with base z/OS. > - is based on the use of the AS (auto switchable) attribute on VARY and > HCD. > - also uses assign/unassign to ensure that 'foreign' use of tape drives does > not cause tape integrity errors (for example, you could interconnect two > ATS Star sysplexes and maintain integrity, you would, however, lose some of > the allocation efficiencies inherent in knowing who currently has the > drive, what volume is on it, etc.) > -edit- > > As with all things, your mileage may vary. > > Scott Fagen
Thanks Scott, I needed the confirmation that AS tapeunits can be shared over sysplexes, we will give it a try. Kees. ********************************************************************** 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. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
