RE: How to load tape to drive on autoloader

["Evan Harris" <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thatâs been my experience - presuming the drive is set to sequential and the save is set to the right slot.

Regards
Evan Harris

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simon Coulter
Sent: Wednesday, 24 February 2010 11:40 p.m.
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: How to load tape to drive on autoloader


On 24/02/2010, at 8:39 PM, Tomasz SkorÅa wrote:

> Is it possible to using some command on AS400 load tape from given
> Slot(cartrige) to internal Drive LTO2?
> I.e. at first load from slot1 then backup on this tape, then unload  
> and
> load tape from slot2 and backup again?

Umm .... presuming the save will fit on the one tape wouldn't  
ENDOPT(*UNLOAD) unload the tape in slot1 and then a subsequent save  
would use the tape in slot2?

Regards,
Simon Coulter.