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  3. October 2005

RE: Attempting to avoid playing "Windows" with my 570

> Had a analyst try to remove a box of tapes from a 3582 whilst 
> in the middle of WRKTAPCTG.  Job is hosed.  Tried the following
> - Cannot vary off the TAPMLB01.
> - ENDJOB
> - ENDJOBABN (after waiting the 10 minutes)
> - STRSST Concurrent Maintenance.  Cannot IPL the 5704 fiber 
> card.  Cannot IPL the 2843 because of Catch22 - the tape 
> device needs to be varied off first.

A swag:  Have you tried powering down the 3582?  Then try a vary off?  We
had some weird issues with the 3581s attached to our 520, but that's been
many months ago.
 
> IBM is down to "just reboot it".  Any other suggestions?

This is known as the Brute Force And Ignorance Method (copyright Dave Shaw)

:)

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