Re: Error Log Interpretation

That may take awhile to finish, and not go past the write failure point. Alternatively, a sledge hammer, or shotgun, or other mode of physical destruction will allow you to destroy the tape and take out some aggression at an inanimate object in the bargain! A fire works well too......

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 7/16/2012 8:52 AM, Jerry C. Adams wrote:

I use *DLT per an earlier suggestion you posted here some years ago.

Right now I'm re-initializing said tape with CLEAR(*YES) so that I can trash
it!

Jerry C. Adams
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Subject: Re: Error Log Interpretation

It depends. Do you use VOLSTAT(*DLT or *KEEP)? If you're using *DLT and
you're getting that many errors on a weekly basis - nuke it. But if you use
one tape (foolish) every night for the last 15 years and you're using *KEEP,
your opinion may differ.

I'm also guessing, since you're running V5R1, that your tape drive isn't
exactly 'leading edge'. IOW, used tapes for that should be a dime a dozen
(figuratively). Just replace them.



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