HSEND RECYCLE EXECUTE VOL(xxxxxx) FORCE ? What you have described is usually successful.
You might also recall the datasets past the damaged point individually. When all have been recalled HSEND RECYCLE EXECUTE VOLUME(xxxxxx) FORCE This tape should then free up without a mount. HTH, <snip> I am trying to recycle a damaged ML2 tape. The RECYCLE rolls along however when it hits a particular dsn the recycle terminates. I deleted the migrated dsn (ML2) so as to bypass the problem however it doesn't work. Is there a way of having the RECYCLE bypass this troublesome dsn on the ML2 tape? </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN