Re: Error Log Interpretation

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah silly you for using the same tape again but now you're pretty sure 
the tape is toast.

One thing about interpreting that report. Compare to other tapes. If the 
rest of your inventory shows 0's or just a handful then 2482 is a bunch 
and this tape needs retiring.  I just ran the report on a production 
system with LTO4 tapes that have been in use for 2 years in rotation. 
The list of about 40 tapes shows a stack of goose eggs for the write and 
read errors.

There is also a note on the report that if the tape has a > it should be 
considered for replacement and if >> then 'chuck it.' :-)

 - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis.

On 7/16/2012 8:53 AM, Jerry C. Adams wrote:
> During a Save 21, it blew off after "65 of 90 libraries processed..." with a
> CPF5349 error.
>
>   
>
> As it suggested, I cleaned the tape drive, re-initialized the tape and
> re-ran Save 21.  Same error occurred at the same place.  System Service
> Tools (SST), too,logged an error saying that the tape was defective or the
> drive needed cleaning.
>
>   
>
> Okay, pretty lame to use the same tape the second time, but my question is
> "How do I interpret the PRTERRLOG report?"  I run this as part of our
> weekend process.  This weekend's report shows:
>
>   
>
>                                                   DTO      07/14/12 22:00:05
>
>
> Title . . . . . . . . . . :   Volume Statistics Report
>
>
> System type . . . . . . . :   9406
>
>
> System model  . . . . . . :   250
>
>
> System release  . . . . . :   V5R1M0
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> System name . . . . . . . :   DTO
>
>
> System serial number  . . :   10-xxxxx
>
> Report type . . . . . . . :   Lifetime Report
>
>
> Removable media . . . . . :   Self-configured tape and 1/4 inch cartridge
> tape
>
> Volume          ---Temporary Errors---   --------K Bytes--------
>
>
> ID                    Read       Write         Read      Written
>
>
> DTO003                   0        2482           14     12602407
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>
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>
> DTO003 is the tape that crapped out.  Help for the command doesn't give any
> clues regarding how to interpret the report, and the Info Center only talks
> about how to run the report.
>
>   
>
> So, how do I use the report to determine when to pull a tape from inventory?
>
>   
>
> Thanks.
>
>   
>
> Jerry C. Adams
>
> IBM i Programmer/Analyst
>
> To sin by silence when they should protest, makes cowards of men. -Abraham
> Lincoln
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