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

SPXTAPE DUMP
Responses
Messages
If the previous SPXTAPE DUMP command was entered with a disposition of
LEAVE, REWIND, or RUN (or no disposition, which defaults to RUN), the command
that you enter to expand the range is an abbreviated form that omits the selection
criteria, disposition, and control operands:
spxtape dump vdev1-vdev2
If the previous SPXTAPE DUMP command was entered with the APPEND
disposition, the command you enter to expand the range can include additional
selection criteria. If you intend to append additional commands to the sequence,
you must also specify APPEND on the command that expands the range.
Otherwise, SPXTAPE interprets the command as the final one in the sequence.
For example, suppose the previous command was:
spxtape dump 300-349 std class a syshold append
If you want to add device 352 and also add class D system trace files to the
selection criteria, enter:
spxtape dump 300-352 trfiles class d append
If you only want to add device 352, enter:
spxtape dump 300-352 append
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Note that the range now also includes devices 350 and 351, if such devices are
attached to you and are active. You cannot skip any active tape devices in the
range. If you do not want to use devices 350 and 351, you must redefine or detach
them before entering the SPXTAPE command.
For response information, see “Responses” on page 1467.
For message information, see “Messages” on page 1479.