"Russell Witt" <res09...@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<hmeajbgcfmbdcgnlppgjaekccoaa.res09...@verizon.net>... > Bob, > > I doubt the Retention Options will do what you want. They allow for a > "delay" when a CATALOG controlled file is un-cataloged before it is expired > (so for example you want to scratch tapes under CATALOG-control only 5 days > AFTER they become un-cataloged). There is then a similar option for CYCLE > control tapes; and tapes that are released from an EDM (external data > manager). But in all cases, they simply change the expiration date from > whatever it was (CATALOG-control, CYCLE/xxx, PERM) to the current date plus > the xx value. They are not actually scratched or even reported as expired at > that time. >
Russel, So this does not delay scratching a tape that has its expiration date from the RETPD= parameter in JCL or RDS? I have a number of candidates for disk-tape conversion (reversing the tape-disk conversion of 10-20 years ago). But the drawback is that we loose the 'retain days only backup dataset deleted' feature of SMS. Once the dataset is expired, the tape can be overwritten and there is no way back anymore. I was planning to check if CA-1 has something similar, but apparently not for every tape. > And the problem with having the Tape Management System put a "delay" into > the system is that once we "scratch" a tape; if the robotic system mounts it > and we reject it (because the "delay" hasn't yet been reached) it causes the > robot a problem. This works well for tapesystems that don't work directly with SMS, OAM and the TCDB. We have a TS7700 VTS and any scratch actions from CA-1 are realtime passed to the VTS. So the VTS is always in sync with CA-1. Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
