I have not tried this myself, but we just got a TS3500 a few weeks ago and I noticed the CEs set it up to send all unknown volsers to our z/OS LPAR's partition within the library. So, here's my guess, for what it's worth.
Check the TS3500 specialist. Under the Cartridges option, click on Cartridge Assignment Policy. This will bring up a display showing the various volume serial number ranges defined to your TS3500. If you have something like "All Other 3592 Volsers" (as we do), I will bet that is the problem. Reading the below redbook extract you provided, I think they might be saying that you DON'T want to have a cartridge assignment policy defined as "All Other 3592 Volsers", so that the TS3500 WON'T know what to do with an undefined volser, and thus allow you to take the I/O Station action described. Just my guess. Please let us know if you figure this out. Brian On Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:40:19 -0500, Lopez, Sharon wrote: > We are trying to insert a server/pak tape 3592 into our TS3500 library, and the > accessor is picking it up without a barcode. We followed the manual (redbook), > and the accessor should not pick it up. Do we need to set something in the > box? Thank you. > > Inserting cartridges without a barcode label > You might receive cartridges from a software vendor, another company, or even from IBM > that have standard label (SL) formats but no barcode labels. This special situation needs a > particular procedure. The following example describes the insertion of a cartridge with an SL > of YX0100: > 1. First, you must verify that this VOLSER is not defined within a VOLSER range in the > TS3500. > 2. Insert the cartridge in the entry station. The accessor will not pick the cartridge because of > the missing barcode. > 3. Use your Web specialist function to select Manage Cartridges → I/O Station. > You will see only one cartridge with unknown status. > 4. Select the cartridge and select Fix Unknown Volume Serial. > 5. Enter VOLSER=YX0100 and the type (JA, JJ, and so forth). > > Sharon Lopez ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
