Any chance this tape drive is shared with z/OS and still varied on to z/OS? The fact that you can't write to it, even though CP thinks you can makes me wonder...
Scott On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Lee Stewart <lstewart.dsgr...@attglobal.net > wrote: > DDR, Ditto, TAPE WTM or DUMP, FIDEF/MOVEFILE, all fail the same... > > I'm having a (unhappy)z/OS guy init them, then he'll remove them from the > z/OS library so it doesn't go nuts when it tried to find a non-existant > tape... > > Lee > > > Huegel, Thomas wrote: > >> That sure is strange.. Do you have any other program that will init a >> tape? ie DITTO >> or access to IEHINITT from CMS or .. mmm but you already said DDR can't >> write to it.. mmm >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On >> Behalf Of Lee Stewart >> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:37 PM >> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> Subject: Re: Initializing 3590 tapes? >> >> The TAPE WVOL1 gives me the same error... >> >> I just took one of the z/OS tapes that they have inited (IEHINITT) and I >> was able to write to it fine... (Of course now they have to reinint it >> ;-) Lee >> >> David Boyes wrote: >> >>> Try >>> >>> TAPE MODESET (3590C >>> TAPE WVOL1 (TAP1 >>> TAPE REW (TAP1 >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/21/09 4:12 PM, "Lee Stewart" <lstewart.dsgr...@attglobal.net> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> Same error... Even TAPE WVOL1 (3590C >>> Lee >>> >>> Imler, Steven J wrote: >>> > Use ... TAPE WVOL1 ... to re-initialize the tapes. >>> > >>> > JR (Steven) Imler >>> > CA >>> > +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 Lee Stewart >>> > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 03:56 PM >>> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >>> > Subject: Re: Initializing 3590 tapes? >>> > >>> > Yes, they are write enabled... One of the first things I >>> >> double >> >>> > checked... >>> > Lee >>> > >>> > peter.w...@ttc.ca wrote: >>> > > Have you flicked the switch on the cartridge to write enable >>> >> it? >> >>> > > >>> > > -----Original Message----- >>> > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System >>> >> [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] >> >>> > On >>> > > Behalf Of Lee Stewart >>> > > Sent: May 21, 2009 15:50 >>> > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >>> > > Subject: Initializing 3590 tapes? >>> > > >>> > > Hi all, >>> > > I feel a little dumb.. It's so long since I used a tape, and >>> >> even >> >>> > > longer since I created a tape, I think I'm missing >>> >> something... >> >>> > > >>> > > Is there a way to initialize a brand new 3590 tape on VM? >>> Everything >>> > >>> > > I've tried (TAPE WTM, DDR, etc.) gives me: >>> > > DMSTIO2139I VDEV 181 SENSE gives ERA/RAC= C0; cartridge may >>> >> not be >> >>> > valid >>> > > for I/O >>> > > and the return code means: >>> > > X'C0' Logical WRITE protection exception >>> > > >>> > > The MVS, sorry z/OS guys run IEHINITT on the same batch of >>> >> tapes in >> >>> > the >>> > > same drives and they can use them. So I know the tapes and >>> >> the >> >>> drives >>> > >>> > > match... They tell me I need to initialize them, but I'll be >>> >> darned >> >>> > if >>> > > I can find anything in the VM manuals. And I really don't >>> >> want this >> >>> > > small set of VM tapes in the z/OS libraries... >>> > > >>> > > What am I missing? >>> > > >>> > > Lee >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Lee Stewart, Senior SE >>> Sirius Computer Solutions >>> Phone: (303) 996-7122 >>> Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com >>> Web: www.siriuscom.com >>> >>> >>> >> > -- > > Lee Stewart, Senior SE > Sirius Computer Solutions > Phone: (303) 996-7122 > Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com > Web: www.siriuscom.com >
