FW: Redirecting Tape Drive Message

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OOops - misread 3590 as 3570, still advice would be the same.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Palmer 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 6:31 PM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Redirecting Tape Drive Message
> 
> Follow the recommended cleaning schedule in the documentation for the
> unit.  I don't have a 3570 so can't tell you the exact cleaning
> recommendations.
> I would presume the 3570 uses a cleaning cartridge, so once a day is
> probably overkill for it - unless you run the thing almost
> continuously.
> 
> For old 1/2" reel drives, where you used cleaning fluid and
> swabs/cloths cleaning daily was no problem - in fact you probably had
> to clean several times a day, sometimes after each tape, but you could
> see the dirt on the heads and could pretty much tell when it needed
> cleaning.  Not the case these days with the heads hidden away inside
> the drives.
> 
> 
> 
> Neil Palmer                                
> NxTrend Technology - Canada  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 10:55 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Redirecting Tape Drive Message
> 
> 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.
> >
> > Neil Palmer                               
> >
> >
> > > -----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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