Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
What do you mean 'the version of DDR that works with CMS Pipelines'? http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?DRPC It's been out there for almost 2 years now. I don't know why it isn't the default version of DDR by now. Too much other stuff to do, I guess. > coud you give me sample DDR procedure or program to verify TAPE Label during > DDR Pack-dump? Read the description of the FILEDEF and LABELDEF commands in your CMS documentation to define the label information you want to use and the list of volumes you want it to use (essentially this is the same as any other OS simulation multivolume SL tape operation). You then feed the DDR module from the DRPC package a prebuilt file containing standard DDR statements as documented in the DDR help file and pipe it to TAP1, eg PIPE DDR fn ft fm | TAP1 SL The CMS OS sim processing kicks in to actually handle the tape labels, and it's just like any other labeled tape. If IBM wants more detail, I'm always open to contracting. After all, you guys are getting paid for this. -- db
Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
David, What do you mean 'the version of DDR that works with CMS Pipelines'? We use default DDR in z/VM V6.1 now. do i need to order special version of DDR? or if dafault DDR in z/VM V6.1 is fine, coud you give me sample DDR procedure or program to verify TAPE Label during DDR Pack-dump? Regards Tae Min Baek Mmaa Bldg, 467-12 Dogok-Dong Advisory IT Architect Seoul, 135700 z/Linux Team Korea IBM Sales & Distribution, STG Sales Phone: +822-3781-8224 Mobile: +82-010-4995-8224 e-mail: tmb...@kr.ibm.com From: David Boyes To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 2010-05-04 오후 08:56 Subject: Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label Sent by:The IBM z/VM Operating System > If you mean the volser of the tape, no. DDR uses unlabeled tapes. Or use the version of DDR that works with CMS Pipelines (NOT PIPEDDR) and have the TAPn stage manage the labels. Works nicely. Do I need to do a requirement for IBM to ship the version of DDR that supports this as the default DDR? It'd be real nice if the CMS file support was also added to the "standard" one... -- db <>
Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
Kewl. ++good, citizen. 8-) I'll write up the CMS part just in case. -- db From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Eric R Farman Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:47 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label Hi Dave, Can't speak to CMS file support, but the existing requirement for DDR/PIPES is sufficient for us to complete that work. Regards, Eric Eric Farman z/VM I/O Development IBM Endicott, NY From: David Boyes To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 05/04/2010 07:56 AM Subject: Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System > If you mean the volser of the tape, no. DDR uses unlabeled tapes. Or use the version of DDR that works with CMS Pipelines (NOT PIPEDDR) and have the TAPn stage manage the labels. Works nicely. Do I need to do a requirement for IBM to ship the version of DDR that supports this as the default DDR? It'd be real nice if the CMS file support was also added to the "standard" one... -- db
Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
Hi Dave, Can't speak to CMS file support, but the existing requirement for DDR/PIPES is sufficient for us to complete that work. Regards, Eric Eric Farman z/VM I/O Development IBM Endicott, NY From: David Boyes To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 05/04/2010 07:56 AM Subject: Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System > If you mean the volser of the tape, no. DDR uses unlabeled tapes. Or use the version of DDR that works with CMS Pipelines (NOT PIPEDDR) and have the TAPn stage manage the labels. Works nicely. Do I need to do a requirement for IBM to ship the version of DDR that supports this as the default DDR? It'd be real nice if the CMS file support was also added to the "standard" one... -- db
Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
We used to run a product called XDR in place of DDR. It used standard labels and had a few other nice features like CMS file level restores. I'm not sure if the company is still around but their web site is still up: http://www.seqsoft.com/ Ray Mrohs
Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
> If you mean the volser of the tape, no. DDR uses unlabeled tapes. Or use the version of DDR that works with CMS Pipelines (NOT PIPEDDR) and have the TAPn stage manage the labels. Works nicely. Do I need to do a requirement for IBM to ship the version of DDR that supports this as the default DDR? It'd be real nice if the CMS file support was also added to the "standard" one... -- db
Re: DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
On Tuesday, 05/04/2010 at 02:19 EST, TaeMin Baek wrote: > i don't have tape operation manager. > Is there any way to verify TAPE LABEL during DDR Backup to prevent operator not > inserting worng tape? If you mean the volser of the tape, no. DDR uses unlabeled tapes. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
DDR Back-up with verifying Tape label
Dear, i don't have tape operation manager. Is there any way to verify TAPE LABEL during DDR Backup to prevent operator not inserting worng tape? Regards Tae Min Baek Mmaa Bldg, 467-12 Dogok-Dong Advisory IT Architect Seoul, 135700 z/Linux Team Korea IBM Sales & Distribution, STG Sales Phone: +822-3781-8224 Mobile: +82-010-4995-8224 e-mail: tmb...@kr.ibm.com <>
