Re: Question For Backup Automation

Assuming that you don't care what is on the tape, you have two
alternatives:

1).   You can specify an expiration date on the saves.  In that fashion, if
the expiration date has passed, you can overwrite the tape bypassing
INZTAP.

2).   The other alternative, if you don't want to do what I said above, you
can specify CLEAR and SEQNBR.

I'm at COMMON, and currently cannot get to a system to be more specific.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

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914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
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Trying to automate nightly backups but running into a problem when save
command first executes. OS is reporting "an active volume is found" and
wants a reply (c, i, r). I am rotating 5 tapes each week so there is stuff
on each tape when the backup is initiated. I know if an INZTAP command
precedes the save operation, the problem is solved but...

is there any way to avoid this message under these circumstances without
having to do the INZTAP?

Thanx.

Rick Rayburn
NYC

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