Re: Long SAVSYS

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

INZTAP does not reset the media error counters AFAIK...

Perhaps you if were renaming the volume each time, it would hurt.

Charles


On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Jim Oberholtzer <
midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Or re-initialize the tape every time it's used.  That resets the counter
> to make it almost worthless.  I never reset the statistics so I can see
> if the tape is failing in any way over its lifetime.  Also keep track of
> when you clean the tape drive and how that affects read/write errors.
> When you start seeing write errors to the tape, time for a new tape.
> Tape, cheap.  Lost system that is not recoverable because the tape was
> failing, bankruptcy.....
>
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Chief Technical Architect
> Agile Technology Architects
>
>
> On 4/23/2013 6:12 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Have you tried PRTERRLOG TYPE(*VOLSTAT) VOLTYPE(3590)?  Yeah, I know 3590
> > sounds silly for LTO drives, but it works.  If you have a bunch of errors
> > it may be time to retire that tape.  Prompt the command.  You may want to
> > reset the statistics every so often.  Since you are a brms shop it will
> > make more sense to you as you will not have multiple tapes with the same
> > volume id (like IBMIRD or some silly thing carried over from S/36
> > diskette).
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