RE: Help with Virtual Tape Save

Depends. One, on what your definition of "clear" is. Two, what
expiration date you gave on the save.
If you specified your save as permanent, then you may have to INZTAP the
virtual tape. But if your definition of clear is removing all the image
catalog entries, then, no, you shouldn't have to do that.

Unless it tells you it needs a cleaning tape. JUST KIDDING!!!! :-)

Since moving to managed tape with BRMS we never use *PERM on any saves
anymore. Never.

We also use separate volume id's for all physical tape media. This is
pretty much required for BRMS. We started it before then because of tape
libraries and having multiple tapes in the library. You don't put
duplicate volume ids in the same library. Actually we started it before
libraries because PRTERRLOG TYPE(*VOLSTAT) VOLTYPE(3590) will tell you the
volume id's of all tapes reporting errors and recommend some to be
replaced. Which brings up a point. When you do a DUPTAP if you use
TOVOL(*FROMVOL) and your virtual tape volume is always the same then your
physical volumes will always be the same and PRTERRLOG will be tough to
decipher. (note: even though we're using lto3 we still say VOLTYPE(3590)
- it works).


Rob Berendt