Look at the description of the TAPECOPY command in the Storage Administration Reference Manual (chapter 72 in SC26-7402-07 on z/OS 1.8). If the tape was used to migrate data sets (as opposed to volumes), the generic TAPECOPY command will mark the tapes full so they can be selected.
If you are using a specific TAPECOPY command, the MARKFULL status is irrelevant. -----Original Message----- From: John Mattson Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 4:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: DFHSM MARKFULL any easier way to do it. I just read DFHSM Admin Guide and section "Converting Partial Tapes to Full Tapes" and I am more confused than ever. I know that DELVOL MXXXXX MIGRATION(MARKFULL) will mark a volume full. But that requires reading an HSM listing and creating commands to mark them all full. I have tried SETSYS PARTIALTAPE(MIGRATION(MARKFULL)) but that does NOT immediately mark a tape full. (there is a cryptic message that it marks them full after a "FEW" cycles.... whatever that might mean). And the tapes must be marked full for TAPECOPY to select those tapes. So, is creating a REXX to read the list and do DELVOL ... MARKFULL the way to get all of the ML2 tapes into FULL status so that I can make my copies with TAPECOPY? or is there a better way? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
