That was, indeed, the proper command syntax. I guess that a few of my synapses still fire without a manual sitting in front of me! %-}
There is one added command argument at the end, the "verval". That permits specification of the existing field value as a verification that you have the right volser, and field value before the change takes place. If the existing field and value do not match the "verval", the EDIT command aborts. The bit in CA-1 TMS "FLAG1" field that defines volume scratch status is the '04'x bit (TMSSCRTCH) , so technically all you need to do is turn that bit off. But the other physical tape library commands mentioned by others are still likely to be required. Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Mike Walter/National/Hewitt associa...@hewitt Associates NA Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 11/02/2010 11:26 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Tape Commands It does work if VM and MVS share the CA-1 TMC, we do it when needed. You will need to change the FLAG1 field for that volser. Off the top of my head, I think the command is: VMTAPE EDIT volser REPLACE FLAG1 00 I'll get the exact syntax in the morning. But that may not be enough to change the scratch status in the virtual library - which may require its own commands? Mike Walter Aon Corporation (Sent from the wee keyboard of a Blackberry.) From: "David Boyes" [dbo...@sinenomine.net] Sent: 11/02/2010 09:42 PM EST To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Tape Commands I have a faint memory of using VMTAPE EDIT to do this, but that?s open-skull brain surgery on the TMC, so I don?t know whether that will work if MVS is in control of the TMC. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
