Autoswitch. In z/OS the commands a v xxx,as,on or v xxx,as,off I believe there is an IODF option to make the drives switchable.
Al -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 3:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: tape drive RESERVE/RELEASE Is there some option in RMM or the IODEF to have z/OS issue RESERVE/RELEASE commands to the tape drives? We share some tape drives between z/OS, z/VM and z/VSE. z/VM and z/VSE automatically reserve/release the drives as needed, but z/OS (with RMM) does not. I have to issue a VARY OFFLINE/ONLINE to release/reserve the drives. -- Tony Thigpen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
