Sam,

     According to the help screen on 'import node', the vol parameter on the
import node command is valid with the use of a filename rather than input of the
volsers at the command line.  And it seems as though it does get to the file
(since it picks up the volser of the first volume and outputs it to the error
message).    Furthermore, I tried entering all 100 volumes manually, and the
space permitted does not allow this - i.e. the input line hangs after so many
characters.

                         Ginny





SHS AT sddpc.sannet DOT gov on 12/16/99 03:34:33 PM

To:   Virginia L Hysock/GIS/CSC@CSC
cc:
Subject:  IMPORT



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I think there's some confusion here.  EXPORT volumes are not associated
in any way with storage pools, but do have a DEVCLASS which is where the
DSNAME prefix info is picked up on the IMPORT command. The volname in
VOL=volname part of the command is the VOLSER of the import tape.  Your
command to IMPORT a node should look like:

IMPORT NODE nodename DEVC=CART2 FILES=ALL VOL=volser1,volser2,...volser100

Your example of VOL=file:'filename' is an invalid volume serial number,
hence the error. You were probably confusing the syntax with the example
of when using a DEVCLASS with a DEVTYPE of FILE which can be used to
export to a disk data set.  In that case the VOL parameter would specify
a data set name instead of a volume.  You do indeed have to enter all
100 volsers to get the complete export imported.

Sam Sheppard
San Diego Data Processing Corp.
(858)-581-9668
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Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 14:21:29 -0500
From: "Virginia Hysock" <vhysock AT CSC DOT COM>
Subject: IMPORT
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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Sam,

     Made sense to me.  I added a new devclass=cart2 with devtype=cartridge and
prefix=adsm.  I have 100 tape volumes in my export, so the first time I tried
the import command by manually typing in the first few volumes at the command
line, and the process started fine - allocated the first volume, mounted it,
started reading it, etc.  I then cancelled the process and entered the import
node command at the command line with the vol=file:'file_name' parameter, to
which I keep getting an error message ANR0599E Invalid Volume Name G10818
00000100 specified for device class CARTRIDGE.

     I can't figure it out.  It looks as though it thinks the volume G10818
(which is the first volume in the export) is not defined to the storage pool for
the device class, so I also tried defining all 100 volumes to devclass=cart2 and
got the same error message.  I also tried updating the prefix on the
devclass=cartridge to ADSM, but the prefix parameter is not a valid option in
the UPDATE DEVCLASS command.

     Any other ideas?  Am I making this more difficult than it has to be??



Date:    Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:21:43 PST
From:    Sam Sheppard <SHS AT SDDPC.SANNET DOT GOV>
Subject: Re: IMPORT


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Ginny:  This is really not a security issue.  The PREFIX parm in the
DEVCLASS is used to create the data set name and when the import occurs,
it only has the PREFIX on the import DEVCLASS on which to build what it
thinks the name is on the tape to pass to the operating system.  In your
case, I would think the easiest way around this would be to create an
additional DEVCLASS on your import machine with the PREFIX you are
importing.

Sam Sheppard
San Diego Data Processing Corp.
(858)-581-9668

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