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Re: Help - Tape Restore Problem
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Paul Wood <[log in to unmask]>
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Paul Wood <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:11:23 -0400
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I very much agree with the recommendation for a validation following store.

We use a parallel (not interleaved) store to four DLT.
After STORE, and if all jcw/var are okay, and if EXACTLY four tapes used
(no cartridge overflow and no down drive), and if ZERO bad tapes, then use
MPEX rewind, pause a while, then do a VSTORE.

This involved no operators, but slightly more than doubled total job time.
But we knew about 07:00 am whether or not to trust the tapes.

Code is available by request.

Good luck, Paul Wood

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