I am not familiar with this tape system. My first thought would be to put a barcode external label on the tape long enough to deal with the tape, then remove it.
Just my .02 for whatever it's worth! Loren Charnley, Jr. IT Systems Engineer Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (704) 847-6961 Ext. 3327 (704) 814-3327 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:47 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: How to insert zvse4 installation tapes without barcode label on 3953/3584 library *** cross posted to VM and VSE list *** Hi listers, one of my customers has a 3584 library with 3592 drives. He has ordered the zVSE 4 on 3592 tapes and got cartridges without barcode label. Now he has a problem to insert the cartridges into the library because of the following fact which I have read in the TS3500 redbook. Unlabeled cartridges and cartridges with unreadable external VOLSER labels are not supported by the 3953 Tape System. Even though the TS3500 Tape Library supports unlabeled or unreadable external labels for Open Systems hosts, this does not apply to System z attachment. As he has no other tape system he asked me now how to get the cartridges into the library. Has anybody of you solved such a situation before? Is it perhaps possible to mount the tape manually on the drive? Any hints are welcome, thanks in advance. -- kind regards Franz Josef Pohlen ----------------------------------------- ************************************************************ NOTE: This e-mail message contains PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual or individuals to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this e-mail or the information contained herein or attached hereto is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify the person named above by reply e-mail and please delete it. Thank you.
