Assuming the tape has the scanable bar coding on the external label, have the customer insert the tape into the "convenience station" (the slots where you insert tapes into the ATL). Then issue the DFSMS command to move the tape from INSERT status to VOLSPECIFIC ...
---> DFSMSRM SET VOLCAT volser TARGETCAT VOLSPECIFIC Then you should be able to issue the DFSMS mount command to get the ATL to mount the tape ... JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Sustaining Engineer Tel: +1 703 708 3479 steven.im...@ca.com > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On > Behalf Of Philip Tully > Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:08 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Help mounting tape on IBM ATL > > Hello, > > I'm trying to have a 3590 z/VM install tape mounted inside an IBM ATL. T= > he > customer I am working with is not sure how to tell the library to mount t= > he > tape. > > Does anyone have suggestions? > > Phil
