> >I think it is a different problem. If VTAPE does it, I'd like to know
> >how.
> No, VTAPE does not do that. It creates virtual tapes that are stored
in
> a library on dasd. There are no real tape units or tapes involved. It
is
> more like the spool system in that the vdev is not associated with any
> rdev. Strictly smoke and mirrors.

OK, that's how I understood it too. Still, sounds like VSSI is more than
half-way there. I wonder what it would take to get them to add SCSI tape
support... naw. This really belongs in the native CP support for SCSI
devices. 

-- db

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