And on top of that: you cannot rely on installations allowing TSO users to have the Mount attribute. With a limited number of physical tape units, you don't want a couple of TSO users occupying them.
Kees. "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> wrote in message news:<a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea0115baa1...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom>. .. > And, just to be complete, you are assuming that your customers will be using IBM standard tape labels. Granted, who doesn't? But it is an assumption. Also, remember that in many shops, use of BLP to read the tape labels can be protected via the tape management system, or even with RACF now-a-days. Does not apply if you use EXCP to REW the tape, of course. > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Robin Atwood > > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 1:53 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: How to get a tape's DSCB > > > > >You could also write a program to OPEN a tape dataset for input and > > examine the DCB >parameters merged into your DCB. > > > > Thanks to everyone who replied. Since this may form part of a product > > shipped to customers, I can't make any assumptions whether they have > > rmm or CA-1 installed. Therefore opening the data set and saving the > > DCB info is probably the best way. Incidentally, during my tests the > > tape is definitely mounted; my colleague did with his own fair hand and > > 'D U,,,nnn,4'shows he succeeded! > > > > -- > > Thanks > > -Robin > > This message has been scanned by MailController - > > portal1.mailcontroller.co.uk > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ******************************************************** 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...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
