This is an EMC/DLM device. From what I know, if the tape was truly scratched then the bytes of the virtual tape will be around 416bytes. This can be seen in the TAPELIST tab or the QUERY VOL command.
Lizette -----Original Message----- >From: Doug <[email protected]> >Sent: May 20, 2015 5:18 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: AUDIT function output in HSM ? > >Just a thought, you say it is a virtual tape that was expired . >What hardware? >IBM VTS "might" have zeroed the tape if the settings tell it too.. >Ouch > >. > >On May 20, 2015, at 14:25, Michaud, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > >Replies below CAPS - to make it easier to find answer, not yelling :) > >Bruce Michaud >Mainframe technical support >US Airways 52N-UIT > >[email protected] >Phone - 480-693-7754 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >Behalf Of retired mainframer >Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 10:28 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: AUDIT function output in HSM ? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Michaud, Bruce >> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:55 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: AUDIT function output in HSM ? >> >> So let me change gears slightly. >> If I enter this command - >> AUDIT MEDCTL VOLUMES(V05537) >> >> I get this output back in HSM - >> /* MSG 916 - I/O ERROR ON VOLUME V05537 >> /* MSG 998 - AUDIT CONTINUING, COMMAND ACTIVITY LOG MAY CONTAIN >> ADDITIONAL INFOR >> /* FIXCDS T 'L2-V05537-0000' PATCH(X'0000003C' X'00000000') >> /* FIXCDS T 'L2-V05537-0000' PATCH(X'00000040' X'0000') >> - END OF - ENHANCED AUDIT - LISTING - >> >> Can I just enter these above FIXCDS commands and 'fix' this ML2 tape ? >> Thanks again for any help. > >It depends on what the real problem with the tape is. > >Is it a physical tape or a virtual one? >VIRTUAL > >Has it been overwritten? The ARC309I message you previously reported does not >answer that question. It only tells you that HSM thinks it still owns the >tape. But the AUDIT command already told you that. > >NOT OVERWRITTEN > >What does the LIST TTOC command tell you? If there is only one file on the >tape, then all is probably lost. If more than one, can you restore any of the >ones that are not damaged? > >MULTIPLE FILES ON THE TAPE, HAVEN'T TRIED OTHERS. EXPECT SAME RESULT BUT I CAN >TRY > >Does the AUDIT VOLUMES(V05537) command provide any useful information? > >JUST THE FIXCDS COMMANDS > >Do you have any tool (we called ours TAPESNIF) that will print the HDR1 >records from the tape? If not, can you mount the tape as BLP and have IDCAMS >print files 1, 4, 7, etc? >TTOC APPEARS TO SHOW TAPE HAS FILES > >Can you determine the intent of the FIXCDS commands AUDIT is recommending? >FROM IBM LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD SET THE FILE COUNT TO 0, MIGHT NOT BE GOOD > >HSM has a Diagnosis manual and a Data Areas manual that should help. > >Does this provide sufficient incentive to start duplexing to provide a >recovery path when, not if, this happens again? >NOPE, THESE TAPES EXPIRED PRE-MATURE, IF I DUPLEXED I WOULD JUST HAVE 2 TAPES >THAT WERE USELESS. >AND I CAN'T JUSTIFY DOUBLE THE VIRTUAL FOOTPRINT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
