Re: Is the loaded tape initialized? -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Is the loaded tape initialized?
From: DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:52:58 -0400
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I believe CHKTAP with a MONMSG for CPF6772 - Volume cannot be processed. But do some testing with a new tape and you'll get it.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

On 9/16/2011 6:09 PM, Sam_L wrote:

Is there a way in a program to check if the tape in the tape drive is
initialized? Backup failed really early in the morning because someone
failed to initialize a new tape when they loaded it into the MLB. The
guy on support just hates to get woken up...

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