How Can I mount a scratch tape with SMRARCH?

Products

• Database Analyzer (IMS Tools)
• Mainframe Configuration Manager for IMS for z/OS
• IMS TOOLS - MISC
• Compress Data Compression (IMS Tools)
• Database Analyzer for IMS for z/OS
• Database Copier for IMS for z/OS
• Database Organizer for IMS for z/OS
• Mainframe Extended Terminal Manager (IMS Tools)
• High Performance Recovery for IMS for z/OS
• Database Organizer (IMS Tools)
• Mainframe Program Restart Manager for IMS for z/OS
• Secondary Index Builder for IMS for z/OS
• Secondary Index for IMS for z/OS
• JARS
• JARS Resource Accounting
• JARS SMF Director
• JMR
• MIM Resource Sharing (MIM)
• MIM Data Sharing (MII)
• MIM Tape Sharing (MIA)
• MIM Message Sharing (MIC)
• Nastel AutoPilot for WebSphere MQ
• Panvalet
• QuickFetch
• Raps VSE
• Scheduler VSE
• SMR
• SOLVE:Operations Automation
• SOLVE:Access Session Management
• SOLVE:FTS
• SYSVIEW Performance Management
• NXBRIDGE - SYSVIEW/ENDEVOR
• SOLVE

Issue/Introduction

Can SMRARCH take a scratch tape during some processes (like, for example a DR test)?

Environment

Release:
Component: SMR

Resolution

Change the ALIMIT parameter to 1 then run the archive process. The value "1" will cause a new tape to be called for, after that, change the ALIMIT back to your original value .