RE: Tape Drive Configuration

Thanks Rob and Chris. How do I know if the drives are in sequential mode or
not? 

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Bipes
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:00 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Tape Drive Configuration

NO! You do NOT want to do a SAVSYS in library mode but sequential mode.
Make sure the drive is in sequential mode and the tape drive, not
library, is varied on.  Library mode is only used with near line storage
software such as TSM or BRMS.


Christopher Bipes
Information Services Director
CrossCheck, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Fritz Hayes
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:34 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Tape Drive Configuration

You do need to treat this as a library and not a tape drive.  There are 
probably 2 more tape devices out there.  Something like TAP07 and 
TAPLIB02. Try this:

Very off tape drive.
Very on tape library
Initialize and load up library with tapes.  For ease of use, create 
different volume names.  It helps to locate which tape object are saved
on!
Save to tape library.

Fritz Hayes