On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:02:55 -0400, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Delvol Markfull will only mark the tape full so that HSM stops appending to >it. (I know this has already been answered. I include only for completeness.) > >Now to the rest of your problem - Are your tapes duplexed? If yes, you issue a Taperepl command against the missing tape. Now all pointers the the missing tape will be directed to the duplexed tape and you may resume recalling data as necessary. > >If the tape is not duplexed, you need to do the following (unless you're sure you will never need this data) > >List the contents of the tape using the following: >HSEND LIST DSN MCDS SELECT(VOLUME(nnnnnn)) ODS('tsouid.nnnnnn') > >Edit the ODS Hdelete all data sets on the tape and execute >Then edit the ODS again to Hrecover all of the datasets and execute. >Then either edit the ODS again to Migrate what was just recovered or let nature take its course. > >________________________________________ The datasets on this tape are just TMM point-in-time backups so we don't back them up or duplex them since they are really "expendable". I don't believe HSM was trying to recall any dataset but simply appending to the tape which is why I wanted to mark it full to avoid any more problems trying to locate it. I appreciate the thoroughness of your answer though. Gil. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html