Re: Identifying Tape Source

Two options:
a. DSPTAP DEV(TAP01) SEQNBR(*FIRST *ONLY) DATA(*LABELS) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) OUTFILE(QGPL/ZDSPTAPL)

read the file for the 1 record
System System Record Device
name date/time Type name
S10156DA 1080522222251 1 TAP01

b. Every daily (or what ever schedule) save do a rtvobjd of a know object, get the last "save" parameters, and write to a file something like
system, date, time, savcmd,savvol - just know this file is not updated till after save done so latest updated record not in file if on the tape.
RTVOBJD OBJ(BNCFIL/PROF) OBJTYPE(*FILE) SAVCMD(&SAVCMD) SAVVOL(&SAVVOL) SAVDEV(&SAVDEV) SAVF(&SAVF) SAVFLIB(&SAVFLIB) Since this a DR procedure, you may want to immediately print for a log book, email or something so that if disk/system crash you have most updated records of your tape volume history.

btw - we do enforce that volume id of tape equals the barcode label on the tape (ultrium 3 cartridge) and the volume id equals the yy first init plus a sequence - like 080020.
Does this fit what you need? I have only recently done my first BRMS setup with a tape library, and it has been a real education. No real DR plan, need is recognized, but not scheduled.
Jim Franz



----- Original Message ----- From: "PaulMmn" <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 8:53 PM
Subject: Identifying Tape Source

I'm working on a procedure to streamline loading our libraries on a
disaster recovery system.

I'm trying to determine which of our computers wrote which backup
tapes. I've poked at the VOL and HDR1/HDR2 labels, but so far the
only label that contains the name of the system is the sticky label
on the outside of the cartridge.

Have I missed anything?

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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