What our VTS does is scratch enough of VTAPEs to keep 5% space ready to be written to in a particular file system. So it might be a week or two or a few months before a particular tape is removed from VTAPE.
If the EXPDT=90nnn doesn't work like I thought, then set a fixed EXPDT for selected datasets before they are uncataloged to keep some of them around for longer. Maybe a master file backup once a month? On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]> wrote: > According to Kees, he cannot hold on to lots of tapes just in case. So > unless there was a known smaller number of files on tapes that are typically > required to be extend, I am not sure this will work. > > It was stated by Kees > > Keeping all 'scratched' tapes non-mountable for 100 days, will cost me too > much tape and storage. > It is rare, as rare as you need datasets in their 'retain days only > backup' grace period of definite disappearance. It is a last resort, after > you have 'saved the project' with this option, you can start reconsidering > retention periods. > > > So it sounds like there is no way to know when such a tape needs to be > recovered. > > Lizette > -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
