Make sure your TMC can handle 99,999 or more tapes. And switch to: SETSYS PARTIALTAPE(BACKUP(MARKFULL) MIGRATION(MARKFULL)) /* /* SETSYS TAPEUTILIZATION(UNIT(3490) PERCENTFULL(100)) /* SETSYS TAPESPANSIZE(9999) /* Only span datasets > 500m
As for your specific need, HSEND RECYCLE VOLUME(xxxxxx) EXECUTE and possibly use FORCE on the second try. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Mark Pace > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 12:47 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Remove tape volume from a chain > > I run it nightly, but that doesn't seem to help this problem. Maybe I provide > the wrong parameters. And my tapes are virtual also. That is the real reason > for wanting to scratch these tapes, to free up the back-end storage for the > tapes. If they were real tapes I wouldn't care. > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Gibney, David Allen,Jr <gib...@wsu.edu> > wrote: > > > There is a command, I think a version of LIST that will tell you the > > contents of this particular migration dataset. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Pace > > > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 12:23 PM > > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > > Subject: Re: Remove tape volume from a chain > > > > > > The spanning dataset is HSM.HMIGTAPE.DATASET. All the files are > > > kept within the one dataset name. > > > > > > For tapes that are not spanned, then RECYCLE and DELETE PURGE works > well. > > > It's these tapes that are stacked 3 & 4 deep that have me confused. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Staller, Allan > > > <allan.stal...@kbmg.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > IF migtape, recall the "spanning" dataset and perform a recycle. > > > > Dataset can be found with HSEND LIST TTOC (volser). > > > > > > > > If backtape,, ensure you have a valid "real" copy of the dataset. > > > > HBDEL 'dataset name' ALL > > > > HBACKDS 'dataset name' > > > > > > > > > > > > HTH, > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > I have some migration tapes that form some chains. The problem > > > > ends up being that the first tape in the chain will become empty > > > > of valid data as the data expires. But I can't scratch tape since > > > > it is in a chain. I don't want to have to wait until all the data > > > > on every tape expires to reclaim these tapes. Is there anything I > > > > can do to remove a tape from the chain? HSM & DFRMM. > > > > </snip> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ---- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access > > > > instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the > > > > message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent > > > Mainline’s positions or opinions > > > > > > Mark D Pace > > > Senior Systems Engineer > > > Mainline Information Systems > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- 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 > > > > > > -- > The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent > Mainline’s positions or opinions > > Mark D Pace > Senior Systems Engineer > Mainline Information Systems > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
