Richard, thanks ... that's interesting.  Sounds like I'm close.

So if I try it again with 400 / 403(404) might it work?
Everything else seemed to fall in place except the scratch
conflict.

thanks ............         joe.f.

Joseph A Faracchio,  Systems Programmer, UC Berkeley


On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Richard Sims wrote:

> >1. define second Library with same private category but a 'new' scratch
> >category,  that's pointing to original library:  (Name changed only from
> >LIB to L2B.)
> >
> >def libr 3494L2b libt=349x device=/dev/lmcp0 privatecat=400
> > scratchcat=402   ( 401 is the original scratch category)
>
> As the model number implies, the 3494 was originally introduced to hold
> 3490 tapes.  3590s are an addition, but the 3490 concept remains.
> Refer to the Admin Ref on DEFine LIBRary.  It explains that the
> SCRATCHCATegory you define is for the now-fictitious 3490 tapes,
> and that SCRATCHCATegory+1 is implied for 3590s.  Your original library
> definition had SCRATCHCATegory=401, with 402 implied for 3590s.  Your
> new definition conflicts with that.
>   Richard Sims, BU
>