> Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:34:03 -0500
> From: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: IPL VM/VM Issues
> To: [email protected]
>
> Frank, while I think having a simple virtual tape server for CNMS is a
> good idea, it wouldn't solve our problems with SPXTAPE; it does not use
> the normal CMS tape i/o routines to read/write tape. I believe it
> constructs it's own tape CCWs and bypasses all of CMS tape handling.
Most shops without access to real tape drives have already converted their
"tape" applications to use things like VMFPLCD instead of VMFPLC2, CMSDDR
instead of DDR, etc. As Dave said, SPXTAPE is a different animal and the usual
tricks to get around real tape issues aren't available.
Mark Wheeler
UnitedHealth Group
