RE: Redirecting Tape Drive Message

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can create an optional message queue called QSYSMSG in library QSYS.
The system will direct important messages there, in addition to QSYSOPR.
HOWEVER - I don't know if it considers the lonely cry of 'clean me' from
the tape drive to be important enough to send to QSYSMSG.  :-)
(Check Chapter 8 "Working with messages" in the CL Programming book for
messages sent to QSYSMSG).
If the message isn't one of the ones listed to go to QSYSMSG, maybe you
could change the message queue defined on the tape drived device
description to name a different message queue.

Also,  would suggest you do NOT clean the tape drive every day, just
when needed.  
If you use cleaning cartridges, they are slightly abrasive (to clean the
heads) and overuse will cause premature wear of the tape heads.
Most tape drives have an indicator light on the front that will also
light to show when cleaning is necessary.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Giusto [SMTP:JDG@patuxent.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 8:10 AM
> To:   'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> Subject:      Redirecting Tape Drive Message
> 
> does anyone know how to force a copy of a message to another user
> profile?
> 
> here's the problem:
> 
> when we do our nightly backup, i've noticed that the history log has a
> message (sent from QSYSARB2) CPF6792 Device T2 needs to be cleaned.
> (apparently not enough to stop the save.) A copy of the message gets
> sent to QSYSOPR. the problem is that no one really monitors message
> this
> MSGQ.  what i would like to do is have this message sent to another
> user
> profile (or two) so that this message will "hit us in the face" and we
> can clean the drive before it does stop the save.
> 
> i realize that we should just have someone clean the drive every day
> anyway,  but if we could get this message, we would know that someone
> is
> not cleaning it (with the exception that it could be a bad tape).
> 
> thanks for any help you can offer.
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