Re: Tape Problem

2020-01-26 Thread Russell Witt
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Nai, Dean Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:57 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Tape Problem Hi Sam, Just got you message. The problem was fixed but this morning it came back. I’ll check with IBM an

Re: Tape Problem

2020-01-21 Thread Nai, Dean
Hi Sam, Just got you message. The problem was fixed but this morning it came back. I’ll check with IBM and get back to you later today. Thanks for all your help. Dean Nai Senior z/OS Systems Programmer Technical Services Group Department of Information Technology State of New

Tape Problem

2020-01-19 Thread Sam Golob
Hi Folks,     I once wrote a package to audit tape differences between the IBM 3494 VTS and CA-1.  It is on CBT Tape File 519. www.cbttape.org  CBT file.  It converts the tape inventory of CA-1 and the VTS to a common format, and compares them, reporting discrepancies.  Hope it helps.  This

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-17 Thread Russell Witt
ut how/why the robot lost track of which slot a tape was in. Russell  -Original Message- From: Nai, Dean To: IBM-MAIN Sent: Fri, Jan 17, 2020 1:16 pm Subject: Re: Tape problem These are physical tape. No VTS. Dean Nai    On 1/16/20, 8:01 PM, "IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-17 Thread Nai, Dean
770I first, and then the CBR3769I quickly after >>- that would be very strange and I would recommend contacting IBM. >> >>Russell Witt >>CA 1 Architect >> >>-Original Message- >>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.E

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-17 Thread Nai, Dean
to:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >Behalf Of Brian Fraser >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 3:12 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: Tape problem > >>> you forget to update the ROBTY and VENDOR fields > >I never update those fields. >I just insert new volumes a

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-16 Thread Russell Witt
16, 2020 3:12 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Tape problem >> you forget to update the ROBTY and VENDOR fields I never update those fields. I just insert new volumes as scratch and the library takes care of everything. Unless it's handled by the INSERT exit? Brian On Thu, 16 J

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-16 Thread Brian Fraser
>> you forget to update the ROBTY and VENDOR fields I never update those fields. I just insert new volumes as scratch and the library takes care of everything. Unless it's handled by the INSERT exit? Brian On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 at 15:47, Brian Westerman wrote: > It's not normally a CA-1 caused

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-15 Thread Brian Westerman
It's not normally a CA-1 caused problem. This is "normally" caused when tapes are added to the VTS and you forget to update the ROBTY and VENDOR fields so tht when a tape is used (and scratched) that CA-1 can tell the VTS and OAM that it's again available. Someone always forgets to do this at

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-15 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM
You can run the CA-1 CTSSYNC utility, to synchronize the TCDB from the TMC. Kees. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Nai, Dean Sent: 15 January 2020 18:31 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Tape problem Anyone ever

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-15 Thread Nai, Dean
> >Lizette > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >Nai, Dean >Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:31 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Tape problem > >Anyone ever run into a problem where the CA-1 catalog and t

Re: Tape problem

2020-01-15 Thread Lizette Koehler
Are you using IBM VTS, emc vts, other tape appliance I have found the CA 1 Support team to be very helpful. Lizette -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Nai, Dean Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Tape

Tape problem

2020-01-15 Thread Nai, Dean
Anyone ever run into a problem where the CA-1 catalog and the volcat seem to be out of sync? We keep getting the below messages and aren’t able to eject tapes. Thought it was 3494 hardware related by IBM doesn’t thing so. Any suggestions? CBR3770I Volume T00xxx misplaced in library TAPELIB1