Yes ... After you clarified this is not a 2nd level guest, the "directory entry" certainly no longer applies.
However, I think Marcy may have something ... Try it, you'll probably like it! JR JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Software Engineer Tel: +1 703 708 3479 Fax: +1 703 708 3267 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shimon Lebowitz Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 06:44 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Sharing unassigned tape On 17 Oct 2006 at 14:49, Imler, Steven J wrote: > Shimon, > > Does you z/VM 5.2 guest have "STDEVOPT LIBRARY CTL" in its > directory > entry? Even though DFSMS is not running yet, you may still need it > to > access and use the VTS devices on the guest? > JR, I meant to respond to your post in my last email too, but forgot to. I am fairly sure that the directory option is *not* needed for simple use of the VTS drives. I certainly don't add it wholesale to CMS users, but they are able to use tapes anyway. In any case, I can only check it tomorrow at work. Thanks, Shimon
