Hi, I am starting to set up z/VM 5.2, and I got to the step that says to take a backup of NSS files.
Since our tapes are VTS, and the 5.2 system does not yet have DFSMS set up, I figured I could mount a tape on a VTS drive in my 4.4 system, using the NOASSIGN option of DFSMSRM MOUNT, and then use it in 5.2 After mounting the tape in 4.4, I see this: TAPE 0A10 ATTACHED TO XMSL 0181 R/W NOASSIGN Then I go to the 5.2 system, and simply attach it: Q A10 TAPE 0A10 FREE ATT A10 * 181 NOASSIGN TAPE 0A10 ATTACHED TO MAINT 0181 Q A10 TAPE 0A10 ATTACHED TO MAINT 0181 R/W NOASSIGN The problem is... it won't work. :-( rew 181 HCPDPB899I REWIND NOT PERFORMED READY(00899); T=0.01/0.01 16:25:20 tape dvol1 DMSP2C110S ERROR READING TAP1(181) READY(00100); T=0.01/0.01 16:25:28 If the drive is not assigned elsewhere, and there is a tape mounted on it, why can't 5.2 use it? And yes, it does still work in 4.4: REW 181 REWIND COMPLETE READY; T=0.01/0.01 20:27:00 TAPE DVOL1 VOL1V50250 READY; T=0.01/0.01 20:27:04 (I have not yet set timezones in 5.2, so the hour is wrong there). Thanks, Shimon -- ********************************************************************** ** Shimon Lebowitz mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] VM System Programmer . Israel Police National HQ. http://www.poboxes.com/shimonpgp Jerusalem, Israel phone: +972 2 530-9877 fax: 530-9308 ********************************************************************** **
