Re: Long SAVSYS

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Or re-initialize the tape every time it's used.  That resets the counter 
to make it almost worthless.  I never reset the statistics so I can see 
if the tape is failing in any way over its lifetime.  Also keep track of 
when you clean the tape drive and how that affects read/write errors.  
When you start seeing write errors to the tape, time for a new tape.  
Tape, cheap.  Lost system that is not recoverable because the tape was 
failing, bankruptcy.....

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 4/23/2013 6:12 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Have you tried PRTERRLOG TYPE(*VOLSTAT) VOLTYPE(3590)?  Yeah, I know 3590
> sounds silly for LTO drives, but it works.  If you have a bunch of errors
> it may be time to retire that tape.  Prompt the command.  You may want to
> reset the statistics every so often.  Since you are a brms shop it will
> make more sense to you as you will not have multiple tapes with the same
> volume id (like IBMIRD or some silly thing carried over from S/36
> diskette).