If the tape is totally damaged and unreadable, then I would use the HSM backups of the files on the ML2 tape to recover each dataset. There's a command to get all of the files on the ML2 tape, and you can then HDELETE each dataset, and then recover each dataset.
Once each file is recovered, then the ML2 tape should show up as empty, and you can just recycle it logically and HSM will release it. No mount is required for a recycle if the tape is logically empty. C. Todd Burrell, PMP, MCP Lead z/OS Systems Programmer ITSO (404) 723-2017 (Cell) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of willie bunter Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: DFHSM QUESTION - RECYCLE ML2 TAPE Good Day, I have a problem with a ML2 tape. It is damaged. We do not have duplexing done in this partition. My question is if I issue the RECYCLE command will DFHSM ask the tape to be mounted? If DFHSM does request this tape be mounted this will cause us more problems. Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
