Re: Redirecting Tape Drive Message

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We have a 3590 - are you saying don't clean it daily also ?

Neil Palmer wrote:

> 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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