View - Copy old View Database tapes to new Tape Hardware

Products

• OM Deliver
• OM View

Issue/Introduction

Steps to convert old View database tapes to a new tape technology.

Resolution

The defacto method to move View reports from one media to another is with the SARPAC program.

Run the below, to generate a report showing what tapes belong to the database:

//XXXXXXXX JOB ...
//SARPAC EXEC PGM=SARPAC,PARM='VIEW_HLQ,REPORT' <=== MODIFY DB NAME
//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VIEW.CVDELOAD <=== MODIFY, IF USED
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//

After the report has been reviewed, determine what groups of tapes can be run:

//XXXXXXXX JOB ...
//SARPAC EXEC PGM=SARPAC,PARM='VIEW_HLQ' <=== MODIFY DB NAME
//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VIEW.CVDELOAD <=== MODIFY, IF USED
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
TAPESEQ=nnnnn-nnnnn
/*
//

Note: The tape sequence number is the .T00nnnnn suffix on a tape DSN.