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SPXTAPE SCAN
Responses
exists on the tape (written by mulitiple logical SPXTAPE DUMP commands), you
must enter separate SPXTAPE SCAN commands to scan each tape file.
5. If you entered the SPXTAPE SCAN command with the RUN disposition (or no
disposition, which results in a default of RUN), CP sends you a response when
processing of a tape volume is complete that:
v Asks you to mount the next tape on that device
v Indicates the number of files and spool pages processed so far
If there are other tapes to be processed, mount the next tape. If you are using
more than one tape drive, CP continues reading on the other drives. When you
mount and ready the new tape, CP starts reading on that drive again. If there
are no other tapes to be mounted, and all tapes currently mounted have
finished processing (you have received the mount next tape response for each
drive), use the SPXTAPE END command to end the operation.
6. For additional usage information, see “Usage Notes” on page 1465.
Expanding the Device Range
You can add one or more tape drives to the device or range of devices specified on
a previous SPXTAPE SCAN command that is still active. Enter another SPXTAPE
SCAN command with an expanded range that includes all of the devices specified
on the previous command plus the device or devices you want to add.
If the previous SPXTAPE SCAN 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 scan vdev1-vdev2
If the previous SPXTAPE SCAN command was entered with the APPEND
disposition (in other words, you are in the middle of entering a sequence of
SPXTAPE SCAN commands to be bundled into a single logical command), the
command that you enter to expand the range can include additional selection
criteria. However, you must also specify the APPEND disposition on your command.
Otherwise, SPXTAPE interprets your command as the final command in the
sequence.
For example, suppose the previous command was:
spxtape scan 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 scan 300-352 trfiles class d append
If you only want to add device 352, enter:
spxtape scan 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.