ACTVOL is blank - at least on the virtuals I spot checked.  Bummer.

Rex

-----Original Message-----
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
Of Thomas Conley
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: 3494 tape library and B20 VTS question

On 10/30/2014 12:44 PM, Pommier, Rex wrote:
> Tom,
>
> How would CA1 even know about the back-end tapes?  AFAIK, all it knows about 
> are the virtual tapes in the B20, although I will admit I don't know much 
> about CA1.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rex
>

Rex,

CA-1 tracks the stacked volumes through the ACTVOL field.  If you look 
at the logicals, the ACTVOL field should be the STACKED volume name.

Tom

----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from 
disclosure and may be legally privileged.  If the reader of this message is not 
the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this 
message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, 
distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, 
is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.  If you have received this 
communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this 
message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard 
copy format.  Thank you.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Reply via email to