RE: Duptap cmd

Hi Kirk,

I think you'd use the CPYxxxTAP commands to jockey sequence number commands
around.  However, the main issue is the USEOPTBLK(*YES), which appears to do
blocking optimization based on the device used; DUPTAP won't work if the
blocking is incompatible and I assume a copied file wouldn't be readable on
another device.

Check out LTL400V385/QCLSRC(XXC790) to see how I handled duplicating tapes
before the DUPTAP command.

I'd test the DUPTAP function first, all the way down to restoring the files
from the LTO2 before I send my 7208's to the dumpster.

Al Barsa is the ranking save/restore expert; he might know the best way to
tackle this.

Regards,
Reeve Fritchman
Ayers Rock Software LLC
4915 S. West Shore Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33611-3329
(813) 831-8574 (voice)
(813) 832-6391 (fax)




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> Subject: Duptap cmd
> 
> I need to clarify something...
> 
> Can I use the DUPTAP cmd to dupe 2 or more tapes a single target tape?
> It looks like I can via the TOSEQNBR parm. Then again reading I think
> it's saying the tapes have to be from the same save.
> 
> My goal is to take several 7208-342 tapes and move them to a single
> LTO2.
> The tapes are "not" a spanned set but are separate save of Archival
> data.
> 
> Thanks
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