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Correct. Initialize a tape and don't change it's name. Then via STRSST - Product Activity Log - you can check lifetime statistics by volume id. You can also use PRTERRLOG *VOLSTAT without going into SST. If a tape is replaced you can go into the SST-Product Activity Log and delete the statistics for the old volume before you initialize a new tape with the same volume id. ...Neil D.BALE@handleman.com Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com 2001/02/12 10:50 Please respond to MIDRANGE-L To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com cc: Subject: tape volume ID I've seen a "standard operating procedure" over the years of initializing tapes for backup using a new/different volume ID every time a tape is used (usually the current date value). Does doing this defeat the ability of the AS/400 to detect bad tapes over a period of time? "Problem Analysis" is a term that pops into my head for some reason. It seems to me that the Volume ID should be set once per tape, and never used again on another tape. Yes? No? As I'm just getting involved in this again for the first time in five years, my memory's still a little shaky on the subject, but I seem to remember thinking that if INZTAP didn't require a NEWVOL entry everytime you needed to initialize a tape, it would be easier to keep the *SAME volume ID. Is there a good reason why *SAME is not a valid value for the NEWVOL parameter? Dan Bale IT - AS/400 Handleman Company 248-362-4400 Ext. 4952 +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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