If the VTS is setup properly and you are using automatic Bulk inserts the VTS will write the labels on the virtual tapes. I don't normally deal with this part the Storage group does and the labels are always there.
Larry Davis -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:33 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VTS and New Virtual Tapes Shouldn't someone have to initialize the new tapes before they are used? They at least need a dummy header label before there is an EOF. Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:16 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: VTS and New Virtual Tapes > > We are having a problem with our VTS and new virtual scratch tapes and > were wondering if anyone has experienced a similar problem. > > If we mount a new virtual scratch tape, by this I mean a tape which > has never had any data of any form written to it, "TAPE FSF 1" fails > with "DMSP2C110S Error reading TAP1(181)". Once any form of data is > written to the tape such as "TAPE WTM" > then the "TAPE FSF 1" works. We were wondering if this is a hardware, > software or installation problem. We have opened ETRs with both IBM > Hardware and Software support. > > Here is a console log: > > tmm tapemnt scr > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:01:11 > EUMTAP0072I Mount request 004877 received. > EUMTAP0079I Mount request 004877 pending. > EUMTAP0109I Device 0E6B attached to SCXJXS as 0181 with volume 379963. > FILEDEF INMOVE TAP1 (RECFM U LRECL 32760 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 > 12:01:28 FILEDEF OUTMOVE TERMINAL Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:01:32 rew 181 > Rewind complete Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:01:37 movefile > VOL1379963 > HDR10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > 0000000000 > 0000000 > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:01:40 > rew 181 > Rewind complete > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:01:47 > tape fsf 1 > DMSP2C110S Error reading TAP1(181) > Ready(00100); T=0.01/0.01 12:01:50 > movefile > VOL1379963 > HDR10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 > 0000000000 > 0000000 > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:01:54 > tape wtm > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:01:59 > rew 181 > Rewind complete > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:02:03 > tape fsf 1 > Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:02:06 > > As you can see, MOVEFILE can read the tape but TAPE FSF 1 gets upset. > > Jim >
