Just to add a side note. The blksize of 262144 looks like LBI was implement. The Large Block Interface allows tape drives to write out really large blksizes.
Products like DFDSS might need to have smaller ones, so I always recommend coding BLKSIZE=32760 on the DFDSS JCL. When I try to use FTP to transmit the LBI tape, it fails with an error. But with BLKSIZE=32760, it can use FTP to transmit. Connect Direct I think can handle the larger blksizes for transmission. When LBI is implemented, unless you code the blksize, it will usually chose the largest one. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 7:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: COPYING EXHPDM VOLUME BACKUP TO NON-HPDM OUTPUT > - SOLVED > > esmie moo wrote: > > >I found the problem. > > Cool! :-) > > >Under z/OS 01.13.00 DFDSS block size has been changed to 262144. In order > for the copy job to run I coded the BLZSIZE in the ouput statement of the JCL > . > > Thanks. I have rereaded ADR331E and I see you did that for the output. > > I'm glad for your part, I will now formally give you time off for the rest of > the month > November 2014. ;-D > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
