>From VM, it would be: VMTAPE EDIT I00446 REPLACE SCRATCH OFF (OR FLAG1 A0)
We don't share our TMC, but we do share our VTS's....
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Does anyone know of a VMTAPE command, or commands, that can be used to
change a tape in an IBM VTS from SCRATCH status to SAVED and assign
ownership to a user? The CATALOG command does not seem to work:
Sm vmtape catalog I00446 retpd 10 user joeuser
VMTCAT052E Volume 'I00446' is a 0002 SCRATCH tape.
VMTBUF0161I CATALOG completion code=28.
A bit about the configuration.
The tape is in an IBM VTS which is shared by three systems - MVS, VM, and
TPF.
MVS and VM share the TMC which, of necessity, is owned by MVS.
TPF knows nothing about the TMS and wants to remain ignorant.
The tape in question was created by TPF, using the native VTS commands for
mounting a scratch tape.. Currently, both VM and MVS think that the tape is
SCRATCH while the VTS knows better. This is evident if I try to mount the
tape by volser:
Vmtape mount i00446 181
VMTRMS945I Volume I00446 in RMS location VMSYSATL is NOT SCRATCH which
conflicts with the TMC, rejecting.
VMTMNT051T Mount I00446 0181 canceled by VMTAPE.
VMTBUF016I MOUNT completion code=100.
I know that it is possible to submit jobs to MVS to change the status from
scratch to saved and to catalog tapes. It would be nicer if it could be
done from VM - sometimes the submitted jobs languish in the JES queue for a
long time.
Regards,
Richard Schuh
