RE: BRMS user new to use of tape libraries

Paul -

I am not sure what you're saying. Other than the CHKTAP *UNLOAD everything uses BRMS. Is there something else you are suggesting? (forgive my limited BRMS knowledge please).

Having both drives on both systems does sounds nice.

(As companies have been acquired I've inherited a lot of systems over the years and I generally avoid going in and reworking all the processes that have worked for decades).

Scott

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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Getz
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 10:05 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: BRMS user new to use of tape libraries

Scott,

Any reason you don't just use BRMS to perform all the functions you're describing?

Also, might consider zoning your drives so that they are both available to both partitions, in the event you ever need a second drive. Just a suggestion.


Paul

On May 27, 2016, at 10:55 AM, Lindstrom, Scott R. <Scott.Lindstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a few years of BRMS experience but it has all been with standalone drives. My basic knowledge is enough to have CL programs that perform the needed saves (always using BRMS commands) and perform recovery.
Now I am getting a TS3100 with two tape drives (each dedicated to one partition). Each side has 12 slots for tapes. Based on my readings I wanted to double check if what I plan to do will work.
On Monday AM I will have the Operations staff load up 12 expired tapes on each side.
Our backup processes for the week then goes like this:

* Our journal save process starts with a SAVOBJBRM command that specifies SEQNBR(1). This should cause BRMS to load a new scratch tape. Is that correct?

* This tape will be appended to all day long as journal receivers are saved off to tape.

* Each evening the journal save program is ended and then the operators kick off a save procedure that essentially saves all user data to the loaded tape.

* The end of this CL program unloads the tape.

* The journal save process is restarted (again specifying SEQNBR(1)). So a new tape should be loaded.

* On Saturday night we skip the save of the user data and instead perform a full system save:

o We eject the journal tape that is in the drive

o We then perform a custom save program that essentially performs a SAVE 21 using BRMS commands. Since it starts with a SAVSYS it should cause BRMS to load a new tape. Is that correct?



I would expect I would email the BRMS move media report each morning to the Ops staff so they know which of the 12 tapes to pull out of the silo.



Does this all sound workable?



Scott Lindstrom

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