Re: Unattended SAVE with INZTAP

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

Had that mother hit last night.  Backup blew because of write protect tab.




spanner@ihug.co.nz on 06/01/2000 04:33:25 PM
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This is the method I use. I wrote a procedure that allows the operator to 
load the tapes into the 3570 stacker and initialise all tapes in one hit. 
The operator enters a parameter of how many tapes to initialise and after 
each tape is initialised (the procedure retrieves the VOLID and initialise 
it with the same ID) it is unloaded. After all tapes have been processed 
the operator wanders back after doing whatever else he has been doing while 
the tapes initialise and reloads them and readies the drive.

I considered the approaches others have suggested, but I actually like the 
extra safety this procedure provides as I have found that it is relatively 
easy for a 3570 magstar cartridge to have the write protect tag set on 
accidentally. I haven't found a way around this stopping my save 
procedures, so doing an initialise pretty much ensures that all tapes will 
be writable.

Regards
Evan Harris


>I assume you have some type of cartridge loader or stacker, as you said the
>backup is on 4 tapes. Why not initialize them when you put them into the
>cartridge loader.  Then after all four tapes have been initialized and 
>unloaded,
>just reload them into the tape drive.
>
>     Pete Massiello
>
>"Crabtree, Jerry" wrote:
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > We have an Unattended Save that takes place nightly and 
> weekly.  However, if
> > the operator forgets to initialize one of the tapes a message is sent to
> > QSYSOPR (CPA4278) indicating an active file on the tape.  However, no 
> one is
> > here to give a reply.
> >
> > Since our save takes up to four tapes, is there a way to initialize each
> > tape before their use within a CL Program?
> >
> > I know I can initialize the first tape -- how do I account for the rest?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Crabtree
> >
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