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Subject: Re: VIRTUAL TAPE PECULIARITY
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Received: Tuesday, 26 April, 2016, 2:25 AM
John,
You said the tape went to scratch, but it was P in SMS. Has
it been returned from scratch to private in SMS?
If it has been scratch, check out the
an empty tape.
Kees.
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Kees,
We are using IBM TS770. In order to mount the tape I
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It also does depend on the type of VTL. A Luminex MVTi for example, doesn't
reclaim until you write to the scra
ril 25, 2016 9:53 AM
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> Virtual tape processing is the similar to physical tape processing. Only
> difference is that virtual tapes are files are on a storage array and the
> physical tapes are square b
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> Is it safe to say that once a tape goes scratch all the data is deleted?
>
> Also, is
On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:26:37 -0500, John Dawes wrote:
>Is it safe to say that once a tape goes scratch all the data is deleted?
>
>Also, is the same volume serial number - in this case A15886 - is kept and
>reused?
>
>Please bear with me because I am not very familiar with virtual tape
Is it safe to say that once a tape goes scratch all the data is deleted?
Also, is the same volume serial number - in this case A15886 - is kept and
reused?
Please bear with me because I am not very familiar with virtual tape processing.
Kees,
We are using IBM TS770. In order to mount the tape I think the tape was still
in SMS with a status of P. I am not sure if the tape was in fast-ready. Sorry
I couldn't be more helpful. This problem happened last Tuesday.
On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:29:38 -0400, Pinnacle wrote:
>
>... If you want to keep your tapes, you'll need to feed your
>virtual tape system with plenty of disk.
>
Or, simply, don't scratch them?
Circa z/OS 1.9 IBM changed the behavior of GETMAIN/FREEMAIN in a way that
adversely affected users who
On 4/25/2016 10:32 AM, John Dawes wrote:
G'Day,
I am trying to read a virtual tape that went into scratch status. The
tape has not been reused since it went scratch. The job abends with a
IEC145I 413-08. I had the tape analyzed and it shows the following:
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> G'Day,
>
> I am trying to read a virtual tape that went into scratch status. The
> tape has not been reuse
On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:31:42 +, John Dawes wrote:
>
>It seems that the tape is empty. My question is if the tape goes scratch the
>data cannot be recovered even though it has not been overwritten?
>
>I have no problems with physical tapes which have gone scratch and not reused.
>
>I would
, to avoid a useless recall
from the backend.
Kees.
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G'Day,
I am trying to read
There are settings on the VTAPE server which will delete the contents
under certain circumstances. On our EMC we set so many hours or days
have elapsed or a percent free threshold has been reached.
On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 9:31 AM, John Dawes
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G'Day,
I am trying to read a virtual tape that went into scratch status. The tape
has not been reused since it went scratch. The job abends with a
IEC145I 413-08. I had the tape analyzed and it shows the following:
UNIT DEVICE SERIAL MFR
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