We have just recently applied PTFs SO12211 and SO12212 which allows for double open support without installing TMSXITF. We have 1 job that only runs once a year that requires double open support. We are unable to test the PTFs because the job we have, the input tape has been scratched. Does Broadcom have a way we can test double open support?
Release : 14.0
Component : CA 1 Tape Management
1) You can run a CTSTAPER to create a file.
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=CTSTAPER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//OU01SL01 DD DSN=dsn,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),UNIT=dddd,
// LABEL=(1,SL)
2) Once you create that file you will need to run TMSUPDTE to NI FLAG1=40 and REP BLKCNT=HEXZEROS.
//TUPDTE EXEC PGM=TMSUPDTE
//TMSRPT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
VOL vvvvvv,NOCHAIN,NODSN (using the volser from step1 above)
NI FLAG1=40
REP BLKCNT=HEXZEROS
3) Then rerun another CTSTAPER pointing to that volser for output with DISP=NEW and you should see the IECTMS3 NS64
//STEP3 EXEC PGM=CTSTAPER ,PARM='ABEND'
//TMSRPT DD SYSOUT=*
//OU01TAP1 DD DSN=same.dsn.as.on.tape,VOL=SER=vvvvvv, (volser from above)
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),UNIT=dddd,
// LABEL=(1,SL,EXPDT=99000)
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*