Swaps? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen Sent: 04 May 2018 17:47 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: unexpected tape issue with RETAIN
I currently think it has to do with a combination of a faulty tape and a mis-configuration in the IODEF, and a testing environment. Normally, this CPU has no powered-up real tape drives, just a VTL. For some testing of new back-up procedures, they wanted me to use a real 3590 so as to not add a bunch of data to the VTL that would then have to be replicated. So, I powered-up and varied on some tape drives. The IODEF thinks they have auto-loaders, but they do not. So, I have get a configuration error when I run the job on just the first file. And, since we don't have a lot of spare real 3590 tapes, I have been using the same two tapes repeatedly. I have noticed that the errors only occur on one of the tapes. I think the recovery process wants to re-index the tape position but without the autoloader, it is failing then the operating system is switching to a new drive. Tony Thigpen Lizette Koehler wrote on 05/04/2018 06:12 PM: > I am not sure if this was covered, > > But would the combination of > > VOL=REF=*.... and DISP=(,PASS) not work at keeping the tape up? > > Lizette > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On >> Behalf Of Tony Thigpen >> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2018 1:32 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: unexpected tape issue with RETAIN >> >> No go. Unit=Aff is only applicable within the same job step. >> >> Tony Thigpen >> >> Chris Hoelscher wrote on 05/04/2018 04:05 PM: >>> Unit=aff=step.ddname ??? >>> >>> Chris Hoelscher >>> Technology Architect, Database Infrastructure Services Technology >>> Solution Services Humana Inc. >>> 123 East Main Street >>> Louisville, KY 40202 >>> Humana.com >>> (502) 476-2538 or 407-7266 >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >>> [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen >>> Sent: Friday, May 4, 2018 3:35 PM >>> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >>> Subject: [IBM-MAIN] unexpected tape issue with RETAIN >>> >>> I have a 50+ step backup job (using real 3590s) that has steps like: >>> >>> //STEP049 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU >>> //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >>> //DASD DD DISP=SHR,UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=HKYTD4 >>> //BACKUP DD DSN=DR.T.DSS.HKYTD4.&SUF,DISP=(NEW,KEEP,DELETE), >>> // UNIT=3590,VOL=(,RETAIN,REF=*.STEP048.BACKUP), >>> // LABEL=(49,SL,RETPD=&DAYS),DCB=(MODEL.DSCB,BLKSIZE=0) >>> //SYSIN DD * >>> DUMP FULL INDD(DASD) OUTDD(BACKUP) ALLD(*) ADMIN TOL(IOER) ALLE >>> /* >>> //* >>> //STEP050 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU >>> //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* >>> //DASD DD DISP=SHR,UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=HKYTD5 >>> //BACKUP DD DSN=DR.T.DSS.HKYTD5.&SUF,DISP=(NEW,KEEP,DELETE), >>> // UNIT=3590,VOL=(,RETAIN,REF=*.STEP049.BACKUP), >>> // LABEL=(50,SL,RETPD=&DAYS),DCB=(MODEL.DSCB,BLKSIZE=0) >>> //SYSIN DD * >>> DUMP FULL INDD(DASD) OUTDD(BACKUP) ALLD(*) ADMIN TOL(IOER) ALLE >>> /* >>> >>> This job always worked on OS/390 2.10, but under z/OS 1.13, >>> randomly, when >> going to a new step, it wants the current tape mounted on a different 3590. >> Additionally, it does not unload the tape from the first drive. >>> >>> Also: If I have only one drive online, it runs to completion. If I >>> have two >> drives, but the other one is busy, it runs to completion. >>> >>> Info: This system is using RMM as a tape manager, but the files >>> being >> created on the tape are not defined in any storage group or RMM. >>> >>> It is driving me batty. I have to be 'not seeing' something. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tony Thigpen >>> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. 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