The tape where the copy is, isn't also readable.

It is possible to use the dd command. Coping blocks to file is possible,
but I still read it.

# dd bs=256k count=20 if=/dev/rmt10 of=/tmp/cpp.out
0+3 records in
0+3 records out

# more cpp.out
M-eM-VM-SM-qM-pM-vM-pM-tM-uM-x@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@M-HM-DM-YM-qM-AM-DM-bM-TKM-BM-FM-bKM-eM-pM-p
M-qM-pM-rM-B
M-A@@@@@@M-pM-pM-pM-qM-pM-pM-pM-q@@@@@@M-pM-pM-xM-sM-qM-t@M-yM-yM-sM-vM-
uM-pM-pM-pM-pM-pM-pM-pM-AM-DM-bM-T@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@M-HM-DM-YM-rM-dM-rM-vM
-rM-qM-tM-pM-p
M-pM-pM-p@M-p@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
@@@@

Should we skip some blocks with TSMtape, before we get to the actual
data?

Kind Regards,
Ruud Meuleman

 

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Richard Sims
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 2:54 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Reading tape without TSM

On Jun 17, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Meuleman, Ruud wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> A tape written by TSM isn't readable by TSM anymore. ...

This begs the question as to whether the tape is readable at all.
See if you can make any read progress with utilities such as tapeutil or
dd.  Try on all available drives to see if one can get through it.  If
you can, copy it.  If not, recover it from your copy pool, per standard
procedures.

I would not try to use TSMTape as long as the prevailing TSM db
correlates with that tape.

     Richard Sims 
  
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