Cliff,
I know you are running with multiple z/VM systems, each with VM:Tape and VM:Backup. Please be sure you reviewed the VMBACKUP CONFIG file from the system you are experiencing this behavior (do you see RESERVE TAPE commands being issued on all of your z/VM systems, or just this one [as opposed to RESERVE SCRATCH commands]). If you are sure your are seeing RESERVE TAPE commands issued by VM:Backup to VM:Tape (instead or RESERVE SCRATCH commands) and you are certain your VMBACKUP CONFIG states RESERVE OFF ... call the support center to open an issue because you should not. JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Sustaining Engineer Tel: +1 703 708 3479 steven.im...@ca.com From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of clifford jackson Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 04:14 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: FTP and Z/VM5.4 Hey JR I checked my VMBACKUP CONFIG and my reserve is set to off: CATDISK 1B0 90 CHECKDISK 1D1 80 DIRECT 1A0 530RES POOLDISK 1C0 SYSDISK 1E0 REPORTDISK 1E1 95 MAXFILES 2048 * RESERVE ON RESERVE OFF * RESTHOLD SURROGAT OFF * TAPEDISP UNLOAD * TAPEWAIT 180 1 * TAPEXPDT > Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:56:54 -0500 > From: steven.im...@ca.com > Subject: Re: FTP and Z/VM5.4 > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > Cliford, > > In general if you run with robotic tape interfaces with VM:Backup using VM:Tape you want to turn off RESERVE for tape drives ... the robotic systems needs to be able to choose the best available drive at the time of each mount request. RESERVE ON is the default. > > Chech your VMBACKUP CONFIG file for a RESERVE record ... again RESERVE ON is the default, so if you don't find one you are running with RESERVE ON. Add or change the record to RESERVE OFF. > > JR Imler > CA, Inc. > > ________________________________ > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of clifford jackson > Sent: Fri 12/26/2008 9:01 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: FTP and Z/VM5.4 > > > Whats the work around for the following problem that i am having I am running CA's VMBACKUP and VMTAPE, I have four tape drive total when I start my daily backups VMTAPE assigns all four tape drives and looks for another and tells me there's 1 tape allocation the following is a console listing: > > VMYTAP070I There are 0 mounts and 1 allocations pending. > vmtape query alloc > VMTDRV144I Waiting for a 128track HPTC drive for VMBACKUP 0310 V10204. > VMTQRY142I There are now 1 pending drive allocation(s). > VMYINI006I 0.004 Ready; > > > Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:12:28 -0500 > > From: steven.im...@ca.com > > Subject: Re: FTP and Z/VM5.4 > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > > > Jim, > > > > I'ts likely RPIVAL and RPIUCMS ... they are not really needed any longer, the authentication is done differently under z/VM 5.4. There were updates to the VM:Secure versions of these to support backward compatability that you likely do not have in place ... so accessing the older code is likely the cause of the problem. However, as you see, getting rid of them also works. > > > > JR Imler > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Hughes, Jim > > Sent: Wed 12/24/2008 12:11 PM > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > Subject: FTP and Z/VM5.4 > > > > > > > > We are experiencing abends during some of our FTP processes under Z/VM 5.4. I've discovered the source of one of them. > > > > > > > > We run some daily procedures involving ftp processes from our VMRMAINT(VMSECURE's Maint machine). All FTP processes were failing until we released the VMRAINT 194 minidisk. > > > > > > > > We were not having this problem before the upgrade to Z/VM 5.4. > > > > > > > > Perhaps the next step is to locate what is on the VMRMAINT 194 that causes FTP to blow off. > > > > > > > > Merry Christmas. > > > > > > > > ____________________ > > > > Jim Hughes > > > > 603-271-5586 > > > > "It is fun to do the impossible." > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. Get your Hotmail(r) account now. <http://windowslive.com/oneline/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_an ywhere_122008> ________________________________ It's the same Hotmail(r). If by "same" you mean up to 70% faster. Get your account now. <http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_bro ad1_122008>
