WORM Tape Expiration Issue

Products

• CA 1 Flexible Storage
• CA 1 Tape Management - Copycat Utility
• CA 1 Tape Management - Add-On Options

Issue/Introduction

Attempting to expire a WORM tape using TMSUPDTE:
VOL 106210,NODSN
REP EXPDT=2018/247
REP WMC=HEXZEROS
REP WWID=HEXZEROS
REP DEN=E9
*** 106210 UPDATE OF 'WWID ' NOT VALID FOR WORM TAPE 00 TMC RECORDS WOULD HAVE BEEN UPDATED *** 01 TMC UPDATES REJECTED

Here's the volume record: 106210 DSN=xxx.yyy.zzz ACCT= EXPDT=2021/358 CDATE=2011/358 CTIME=12.57 CJOB=xxxxxxxx CSTEP=R010 CDDNAME=SYSREC CUNIT=08D2 FLAG1=40=(CLO) FLAG2=80=(CAT) CPGM=ADUUMAIN FLAG3=03=(MTF,COP) FLAG4=00= FLAG5=04=(VWO) VOLSEQ=000001 1STVOL= PREVVOL= NEXTVOL= ACTVOL= DSN17=xxxx.yyyy.zzzz NUMDSNB=00155 1STDSNB=00384656 LSTDSNB=00322535 WWID=0B193D1A.00002840.40675800 WMC=00002 LDATE=2018/177 LTIME=04.20 LJOB=TSOVSETY LUNIT=08D3 LPGM=SYNCSORT BYTEPRC=000 TRTCH=EF2 DEN=WORM LABEL=SL RECFM=FB LRECL=000289 BLKSIZE=032657 BLKCNT=0005180374 OUTDATE=ZEROS OUTCODE= SLOT=0000000 BTHDATE=2011/359 COUNT=00160 VENDOR= EDMID= TRERRI= TRERRC= TWERRI= TWERRC= VOLPERC=099 SMSMC= ROBID=003 PRERRI= 0000 PRERRC= PWERRI= 0000 PWERRC= FILPERC=006 COMPRES=084 ROBTY=IBM DATECLN= USECLN= CLNCNT= BATCHID= HOOKID=OP SL IN CTLGCNT=000 BESKEY=00000 AUDATE=2018/177 AUTIME=04.20 USERID=TSOVSET CPUID=333B AUCODE=01

Environment

Release: ONE...00200-14.0-One-TAPE MANAGEMENT
Component:

Resolution

Rel 14.0 APAR RO98235 is recommended for systems that use WORM Tapes. 

Virtual Worm Tape:
For FLAG5, both the x'04' and x'08' bit need to be set. In this case only the x'04' bit is on.  Once the bits are set in FLAG5, and the TMSUPDTE is used to change the EXPDT, WMC and WWID field the tape will expire.

 

Physical Worm Tape:
For FLAG5,  both the x'10' and x'08' bit need to be set. Then after you update FLAG5, and the TMSUPDTE is used to change the EXPDT, WMC and WWID field the tape will expire.

Note:
Make sure the tape is correctly marked as virtual or physical in FLAG5.