> Will that stunt works with VTS? I mean, since VTS is supposed to > *emulate* tapes (34980/3490/Magstar/etc), in theory you could do > that little trick. Possibe or not? What will those hardware do when > receiving such a CCW?
It will not work with either of the two VTS systems that I have used. I don't think it will work with any of the others either. On the two VTS systems that I have seen, the end-of-tape-mark is immediately after the end-of-data-mark. The old physical hardware would stop writing new blocks at the the end-of-tape-mark (reflective foil on the back side of tape). I was never able to write data after that point. If data is to be recovered from a VTS tape that was overwritten, it needs to be done on the back-end system before the disk space or stacker tape gets overwritten. Thank you and have a Terrific day! Jonathan Goossen, DTM ACT Mainframe Storage Group Personal: 651-361-4541 Department Support Line: 651-361-5555 For help with communication and leadership skills checkout Woodwinds Toastmasters. This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
