I'm going to assume that he needs the MVS Mount command.
It is a console command that usually is coded like this:
M {[/]devnum },VOL=({NL},serial)[,USE={STORAGE}]
{devicetype } {SL} {PUBLIC }
{AL} {PRIVATE}
>From the System Commands manual.
On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:59:36 -0600, Desi de la Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>Way to tell them, Howi K.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Desi de la Garza
>Systems Programmer
>Bexar County Information Services
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
>Of Kok, Howi
>Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 10:47 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Mount a tape
>
>Let us not be senseless and careless dinosaurs. This is one of the
>reasons we are an endangered species. It is ok and good that he asked.
>Those of you who have been around a long time should be gracious to
>teach the newbie, anything about the mainframe. All dinosaurs were once
>newbie's and didn't know how to mount a tape. Someone was gracious
>enough to teach us. It is our turn to do the same.
>
>It sounds like Jerry doesn't have someone to show him hands-on at this
>time. Let's start by finding out what you already knew. Do you know
>the volume serial number of the tape? Do you know which tape drive
>unit? Do you know which job asked for the tape? Do you know how to use
>SDSF? Do you have access to the operator or tape console and know how
>to use it? These are the things that can help answer your question.
>
>Howi Kok
>
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