Check a backup tape on each server?  I.E. TMS catalog or RMM equivalent.

On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 10:15 AM Ken Bloom <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Mike
>
> Is there anyway to query the drive and retrieve the tape media type and block 
> size?
>
> Regards
> Ken
>
>
> Kenneth A. Bloom
> Avenir Technologies Inc
> /d/b/a Visara International
> 203-984-2235
> [email protected]
> www.visara.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On 
> Behalf Of (K.K.Paradox)T.Kobayashi
> Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 4:41 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: DFDSS copydump
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> Thank you for your reply, I will check the maximum block sizes of device.
>
> Best regards,
> Toyokazu Kobayashi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Schwab" <[email protected]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2020 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: DFDSS copydump
>
>
> > What are the maximum block sizes of the two different device types?
> > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.adru000/r2259.htm
> > If the source tape has actual blocks bigger than the maximum blocksize
> > of the destination tape, it cannot be copied.
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 2:52 AM (K.K.Paradox)T.Kobayashi
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> We are migrating data from 3592 to VTL.
> >> The 3592 and VTL are both defined on the Mainframe as 3590 device.
> >> The 3592 tape media has IDCAMS REPRO and DFDSS DUMP datasets.
> >>
> >> The REPRO dataset could be copied and moved to VTL.
> >> But, DFDSS DUMP datasets copy failed with copydump.
> >>
> >> *IEF233A M 0A01,FISVO1,,RD0601GJ,STEP001,USBACKUP
> >> *IEF233A M 0A13,REN801,,RD0601GJ,STEP001,USBACKUP
> >>  IEC141I 013-68,IFG0196L,RD0601GJ,STEP001,OUT1,0A13,REN801,  691
> >>  IEC149I 813-04,IFG0195H,RD0601GJ,STEP001,OUT1,0A13,REN801,  692
> >>
> >> - COPYDUMP -
> >> 00080001
> >>    INDD(IN1) /* DUMP TAPE TO BE COPIED */ -
> >> 00090001
> >>    OUTDD(OUT1) /* NEW DUMP TAPE */
> >> 00091001
> >>  ADR101I (R/I)-RI01 (01), TASKID 001 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO COMMAND
> >> 'COPYDUMP
> >> '
> >>  ADR109I (R/I)-RI01 (01), 2020.293 09:46:53 INITIAL SCAN OF USER CONTROL
> >> STATEMENTS COMPLETED
> >>  ADR016I (001)-PRIME(01), RACF LOGGING OPTION IN EFFECT FOR THIS TASK
> >> 0ADR006I (001)-STEND(01), 2020.293 09:46:53 EXECUTION BEGINS
> >> 0ADR049E (001)-STEND(01), 2020.293 10:01:04 DFSMSDSS FUNCTION TASK ABEND
> >> RECOVERY ROUTINE WAS ENTERED. SYSTEM ABEND CODE=0013 REASON
> >>                           CODE=0068
> >> 0ADR006I (001)-STEND(02), 2020.293 10:01:04 EXECUTION ENDS
> >> 0ADR013I (001)-CLTSK(01), 2020.293 10:01:04 TASK COMPLETED WITH RETURN
> >> CODE
> >> 0008
> >> 0ADR012I (SCH)-DSSU (01), 2020.293 10:01:04 DFSMSDSS PROCESSING COMPLETE.
> >> HIGHEST RETURN CODE IS 0008 FROM:
> >>                           TASK    001
> >>
> >> The 3592 is Medea Type 7 and the VTL is Media Type 3.
> >> It seems that this error is occurring so as not to allow copying to
> >> smaller
> >> capacity media.
> >> However, VTL is a virtual tape with unlimited media size capacity.
> >> Restore from 3592 and re-dump to VTL is a lot of work, so we want to
> >> avoid
> >> this.
> >>
> >> Is there a way around this error?
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Toyokazu Kobayashi
> >>
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> > --
> > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA
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