> drive. Although, once APAR VM64062 to DFSMS (RMS) comes out, with > a corresponding CP APAR, RMS will no longer attach the drive to > itself to issue a query command.
Les ... I wasn't aware you were addressing (correcting) this! This will be a huge improvement to the VM:Tape RMS initialization process. It will remove many complications that can result when tape drives can not be ATTACHED when the QUERY LIBRARY DEVICE command/call is issued. JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Software Engineer Tel: +1 703 708 3479 Fax: +1 703 708 3267 [EMAIL PROTECTED]