Did the tape that got this message mount on the same UCB as the others that successfully got init'd?
Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Tape Initialization Issue > > Basic questions > What level of z/OS? > What type of hardware - TS7720, STK, other? > > And according to the message manual > > IEH622I > SERVO TRACKS MISSING AND THE DEVICE DOES NOT SUPPORT > FORMATTING. RETURN CARTRIDGE TO SUPPLIER TO BE REFORMATTED. > Explanation > > IEHINITT cannot label the tape because the tape does not contain servo track > information and the device does not support the rewriting of servo tracks. > > System action > > None. > > Operator response > > Return the tape to the supplier so that the servo tracks can be rewritten. > > So the question is: > > Provide the IEHINIT Jobstream and control cards, Do a DS (Devser) command > against your UCB and make sure it is the one it should be. > > Make sure your hardware for tape is described correctly in the IOGEN. > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Rajesh Janakiraman > > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:05 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Tape Initialization Issue > > > > Dear Mates, > > > > While i Initialize a new tape cartridge for monthly backup, it was > > showing > in spool > > that > > > > IEH622I SERVO TRACKS MISSING AND THE DEVICE DOES NOT > SUPPORT > > FORMATTING. > > RETURN CARTRIDGE TO SUPPLIER TO BE REFORMATTED. > > > > IEH607I ALLOCATED DEVICES EXHAUSTED > > > > What does this mean? > > This was happening for 3 times and after submitting the job for 4th > > time > the tape got > > initialized normally. > > > > Mates, pls explain if you have any idea why this issue occurred and > > how it > got > > rectified. > > Is this was a hardware problem or cartridge issue. > > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Rajesh Janakiraman > > Mainframe System Analyst > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
