View - Correct the Tape Sequencing for SARPAC Processing

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Issue/Introduction

We had so many tapes that are wrapped and now the newest tapes are about half way through the total tape sequence, so when you run a SARPAC utility it is not consolidating the oldest tapes as it should be.

Is there a way to get our tapes back in sequence, so we can start running our regular tape consolidation jobs?

Resolution

• Had the client run a SARPAC REPORT, to see the list of currently used tapes. 
• Provided the client a SARGRW program, that lists tapes by Creation Date. 
• From that list, the client was able to determine the oldest tapes, and it was suggested that they run SARPAC TAPESEQ=nnnnn[-nnnnn], to process the oldest tapes to have their data moved to new tapes.