z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference - z/VM - IBM

SPXTAPE
nothing; or you can enter the spxtape end vdev command to end processing
on the device and complete the operation.
I/O Error during LOAD while Writing a File: If an I/O error occurs during an
SPXTAPE LOAD operation while writing a file into the spooling system, SPXTAPE
keeps trying to write the file until successful, or until spool space is exhausted.
Spool Space Full: If spool space becomes full during an SPXTAPE LOAD
operation:
1. Partially loaded files are purged. The files that were successfully loaded are
recorded in the volume log.
2. SPXTAPE LOAD terminates with responses 3 and 4.
3. The tape is positioned according to the disposition specified on the command.
Because of the spool space full condition, it is possible that the last part of the
volume log and the command summary log may be lost.
If there is any doubt that there is insufficient spool space to do the SPXTAPE
LOAD, it is highly recommended that you first enter the CP QUERY ALLOC SPOOL
command and compare the results to the SPOOL PAGES field in response 3 in the
command summary log created when the files were dumped. If that log is not
available, use the SPXTAPE SCAN command to scan the volume, and use the
information in response 3 from the scan.
Spool File Limit Exceeded: If the maximum spool file limit is reached during an
SPXTAPE LOAD operation:
v If the owner of the file has reached the maximum number of spool IDs allowed
for that virtual machine, SPXTAPE assigns the file to the user who entered the
command, issues an error message, and continues processing.
If the issuer of the command has also reached the maximum spool ID limit,
SPXTAPE continues processing the files without loading them, marking each file
with NO_LOAD in the SEG_STAT field of the entry in the volume log.
v If the system maximum spool file limit has been reached, SPXTAPE issues an
error message and terminates with responses 3 and 4. The tape is positioned
according to the disposition specified on the command.
System Failure: If the system fails (stops) during an SPXTAPE DUMP, LOAD, or
SCAN operation, the command summary log and volume logs are possibly
incomplete. If the operation was SPXTAPE LOAD, files in the process of being
loaded are purged by system restart.
Recovery of a DUMP or LOAD operation that was in progress can be accomplished
as follows (after attaching new drives, if necessary):
v For DUMP with PURGE, discard the tape volumes not already rewound and
unloaded prior to the failure, and reenter the SPXTAPE DUMP command with the
same file selection criteria.
v For DUMP without PURGE, discard all the tape volumes already dumped and
repeat the total process by reentering the SPXTAPE DUMP command.
v For LOAD, see 1500.
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v For SCAN, discard the volume logs for the volumes actively being scanned at the
time of the failure (the ones without response 4 at the end). Reenter the
SPXTAPE SCAN command for these volumes.