Re: [SYS21] FW: Media errors on Magstar tape backup

[Jeff_Klipa/Harvard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Back in November of 2002 we called IBM under our Software Support agreement and
complained to them that we wanted BRMS to jump to the next tape when we get a
media error...  We spoke to a person there who was quite helpful...  (Please
contact me privately if you need a contact name)
She said we could fill out a form called "Request for Design Change"...
Technical Document Number:   5314847
So that way we could have a chance of influencing the development team if they
ever issue any enhancements to BRMS...

Now you did not say you were using BRMS but the same problem would seem to apply
at the OS level if you're just using SAVLIB(*ALLUSR) which is basically what we
do inside of BRMS...  Logistically, jumping to the next tape would be quite
difficult to accomplish...  The integrity of your backup would be compromised...
I don't think the OS can handle this trick yet...

We filled out the form anyway...  In my mind, it's kind of like a message in a
bottle you throw into the ocean though...  I'll be very surprised if anything
ever comes of this request...








"Heffner, Art" <aheffner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on 02/20/2003 01:59:09 PM

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We do an unattended backup nightly using SAVLIB(*ALLUSR) to a 3570 Magstar
tape drive.  Every once in a while we get error message CPF5349 Media error
on volume tapnn on device TAP02.  Since we MONMSG CPF0000 this ends our
backup.

I would like to be able to monitor for CPF5349, unload the bad tape and
continue on with the backup using the next tape in the library.  Anyone have
a great idea how to accomplish this?
(V4R4)

Thanks in advance,

Art Heffner
Production Tool Supply
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