Now that is interesting. How does that OS/390 utility know where the EOT reflector is located unless it spins the entire tape first?
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 9:48 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Backup: Twinning Tapes to Remote Tape Unit Curiousity question, because I don't know VM:Backup, is there a way to tell VM:Backup to only use n% of a tape? Our z/OS backup utility can be told to do this. If this is possible, then you could fill a tape up to, say, 80% and be fairly confident that the second tape would be long enough to hold that data. -------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. --------------------------------------------------------
