RE: Volume *N on device TAP02 is wrong type for *SL file QSYSTAP in QSYS after INZTAP

Thanks it does help.

I am missing quite a few manuals.  I do not even have the WORK MANAGEMENT 
 or SECURITY REFERENCE manuals!  I do have BASIC OPERATION, ADMINISTRATION 
AND PROBLEM HANDLING and SYSTEM STARTUP and PROBLEM HANDLING books which do 
not go into enough detail on tape management for me.  And the Magstar 
manual, which I do not think is very well written, does not help.

Phillip Rusch has suggested giving the tapes a label instead of *NONE. 
 Thanks Phillip, I am going to try that.


Bryan Burns
System Operator
Echo, Inc.
Lake Zurich, IL
Burnsbm@echoincorporated.com
847-540-8400  x493
620 V4R4


-----Original Message-----
From:   Richard Jackson [SMTP:richardjackson@richardjackson.net]
Sent:   Thursday, August 24, 2000 4:47 PM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        RE: Volume *N on device TAP02 is wrong type for *SL file 
QSYSTAP 
in QSYS  after INZTAP

*SL means standard labeled.  *BLP means bypass label processing.  *NL means
non-labeled.  I think that *NS means non-standard labels.  I have no idea
what *LTM means.  This information is available in the manuals somewhere.

I can't tell you what went wrong.  If the tape has a volume label on it
(perform dsptap) then I guess that the volume label must contain a volume
ID.  If the tape contains no volume label, then the problem is that the 
tape
must have a volume label for the second job to write to it.

I hope that this helps.

Richard Jackson
mailto:richardjackson@richardjackson.net
http://www.richardjacksonltd.com
Voice: 1 (303) 808-8058
Fax:   1 (303) 663-4325

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bryan Burns
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 9:23 AM
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: Volume *N on device TAP02 is wrong type for *SL file QSYSTAP in
QSYS after INZTAP


Because of some of erroneous media errors popping up on our 3570, I
initialized several tapes to see if they were still good.  Now when I try
to write to the tapes, I get a CPA4058 message that says:

Volume *N on device TAP02 is wrong type (C INZ R).

The cause is "Volume *N on device TAP02 is wrong type for *SL file QSYSTAP
in QSYS.  A standard label volume is required for a *SL or *BLP file.  A
nonlabeled volume is required for a *NL, *NS, or *LTM file".


I am new to tape management and have no idea what a *SL or *BLP file is.
 Apparently, I did not initialize them correctly.  I initialized the all
the tapes with NEWVOL *NONE  and VOL *MOUNTED as this has been the
procedure here for years and it has always worked.

Answering the messages with a INZ does work but I need to prevent the
messages from occurring.  Any ideas on why I am getting the CPA4058
messages?


Bryan Burns
System Operator
Echo, Inc.
Lake Zurich, IL
Burnsbm@echoincorporated.com
847-540-8400  x493
620 V4R4

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