You just have to keep IPLing to skip past the Tape Label and tape marks.
Not nice but do-able at DR. Fix it when you get back home.
/Tom Kern
On 05/08/2014 13:54, Alan Altmark wrote:
On Wed, 7 May 2014 20:05:58 -0400, Ed Finnell <efinnel...@aol.com> wrote:
Think the key is get a working VM system by whatever means available. From
there validate IO config.
The only z/VM things you can IPL from tape are a z/VM installation tape, IOCP,
ICKDSF, DDR, and standalone dump. Tape volumes created by DDR are not IPLable
unless you go through a specific process to place DDR on the front of the tape.
You can also IPL the z/VM installation DVD and use the starter system.
If the IPLable utility tape was created on a labeled tape, then it isn't going
to work and you have no choice but to IPL the installation media. (A power
outage isn't going to affect a tape that's not in a drive.)
The thing about recovery procedures is that you need to test them before you
need them!
Alan Altmark
IBM Lab Services
z/VM Consultant
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