Question Regarding Temporary and Permanent Errors

Products

• TLMS Tape Management

Issue/Introduction

Where does CA TLMS obtain the volume error stats?

Environment

Release: TLMS..00200-12.6-TLMS-TAPE MANAGEMENT
Component:

Resolution

CA TLMS acquires the volume error stats from the IBM SMF 21 records. The following will cross reference the SMF 21 record with CA TLMS volume record.

 

• TLMS TEMP READ ERROR  = IBM SMF21TR -  Number of temporary read errors                   

          

• TLMS TEMP WRITE ERROR  = IBM SMF21TW  - Number of temporary write errors 

       

• TLMS PERM READ ERROR = IBM SMF21PR -Number of permanent read errors. 

       

• TLMS PERM WRITE ERROR = IBM SMF21PW - Number of permanent write errors.

     

• TLMS ERASE GRAPS  = IBM SMF21ERG - Number of erase gaps.

  

• TLMS READ BACKWARD = IBM SMF21TRB - Temporary read backward errors.

 

•  TLMS TEMP READ FORWARD = IBM SMF21TRF -Temporary read forward errors.

Additional Information

You can report on these stats via the CA TLMS Earl report TLERPT05. This report is located at hlq.CTAPEARL(TLERPT05).