BRMS with "alternative" media such as RDX, sticks, etc WAS: Backup Tape rotation with Corona-virus

I suspect that some people really aren't aware of how BRMS works. It's a different mindset than many are used to.
First of all forget everything about coming up with clever labeling on your media. Forget labeling your media stuff like MONL11 for MONday, Lpar 1, Week 1. No ARC2020, ARC2019 for archiving, etc. Just use standard labeled tapes or if you generate your own, something non descriptive. For example here we have G00001 through G... You totally rely upon BRMS to tell you what tape (etc) holds what. Want to know what backup holds your IIM file from your ERPLXF library?
WRKOBJBRM OBJ(ERPLXF/IIM) OBJTYPE(*FILE) SLTDATE(*BEGIN *END)
BRMS will tell you if that tape is in the library, elsewhere on site, at Iron Mountain, etc. Back when we were using physical media we may have just selected the most recent on site backup to refresh test data with.
You also rely upon expiration dates when you do your saves. You never run INZMEDBRM (BRMS version of INZTAP) except for the first time. Unless of course the media has went bad (mylar issue) and you want to give it another try.
BRMS will use the media that has been expired the longest (or never been saved to yet) to do your next save. Even though the media may be expired you can still see the contents with WRKMEDBRM, even if the tape is offsite in it's jewel case, in a hard case, on a shelf in a locked vault. No need for DSPTAP! Up until the time the tape is reused for another save.

So loading one RDX cartridge, or data stick, or a single tape into a drive and never alternating them out just doesn't make sense in a BRMS world. Actually it probably doesn't make sense in anyone's world.

Rob Berendt