SARTCP Used to Correct SARTCP10 I/O Error at End of Tape

Products

• View

Issue/Introduction

If the following error is received at the end of a tape being mapped or copied:

 SARTCP10  Input tape I/O error, ECB=41, BLOCK=nnnnnnn,SENSE=xxxxx 

and a SARTCP TAPEMAP of both the primary and duplex tapes shows the following:

    1          1           REPORT0001      ... 
    ... 
    2585     2585           REPORT2585      ... 
    2586     2586           *** NULL *** 
    SARTCP10  Input tape I/O error, ECB=41, BLOCK=nnnnnnn,SENSE=xxxxx 

What are the control statements required, in a SARTCP COPY job, to re-create the primary and duplex tapes?

 

Environment

• View®
• OM View for z
• Output Management View® for z/OS

Resolution

If a SARTCP tape copy or tape map results in a SARTCP10 I/O Error, the SKIP control statement can be used to correct the tape.

The SARTCP COPY job should be set up including the control statement (in this instance), as follows:

    //XXXXXXXX JOB ... 
    //SARTCPCP EXEC PGM=SARTCP 
    //STEPLIB    DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=VIEW.CAILIB <=== Modify, if used 
    //SYSPRINT  DD  SYSOUT=* 
    //TAPEIN     DD  DISP=(OLD,DELETE),DSN=VIEW.DB1.SARTAPE.T00nnnnn 
    //TAPEOUT  DD  DISP=(,CATLG), 
    //             DSN=VIEW.DB1.SARTAPE.T00nnnnn, 
    //             UNIT=(3490,,DEFER),VOL=(,RETAIN),LABEL=(,SL,EXPDT=99000) 
    //SYSIN      DD  * 
    SKIP 2586-9999 
    /* 
    // 

The above job will copy the reports up to the last full report (in this case, 2585) and will bypass the report denoted by "* NULL*".

The above job should be run for both the primary (SARTAPE) and duplex (SARDPLX) tapes.

NOTE: The above can be used ONLY IF it precisely meets your condition. If you have a tape where the tapemap does not show reports in exact succession, or if your primary and duplex tapemaps are not identical, then you need to contact BROADCOM support for guidance.