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Status Is a defect
Workspace IBM i
Categories BRMS
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 12, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

BRMS Recovery Process for when a 'Write-Protected Tape Volume' is mounted on a VTL during a 'BRMS-Restricted Backup' that causes an abnormal EOJ due to NO Built-in-Auto-Recovery.

We run a Monthly 'BRMS-Restricted Backup' and rely heavily upon it for a secondary/alternate system recovery option in the event of catastrophic failure.

We use a 'VTL' as our primary backup device and the tape volumes contained therein are never 'Write-Protected' as we depend on BRMS to manage tape volume statuses.

Our Backup failed due to the Mount-in-Error of an "*ACTIVE BRMS Tape Volume"... 

CPF4316- Volume loaded on device TAPMLB54 is write protected... Followed by:  

CPF4035 - Processing not complete for volume XXX### on device TAPMLB##. ... Followed by:

CPF3794 - Save or restore operation ended unsuccessfully. 

The BRMS Restricted-Backup provided NO Built-in Error Recovery process to handle this condition and as a result, simply ENDED Abnormally and restarted the system as designed.

Questions?... 

1. Is there an already existing Error Recovery Routine that can be incorporated into the 'BRMS-Restricted Backup' to effectively auto-resolve/auto-recover from the CPF4316 error condition?

2. Can a 'MONMSG' statement be utilized here and a NEW Mount Request be made?  ... OR 

3. Creation of a 'NEW MessageID' to provide options that can be included in the System Reply List as an Entry to force enable the backup to request the 'Mounting of a New Tape'

     until a volume is found that is 'Available for Write' operations?

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Jun 18, 2025
    Case TS019404567 is being reopened to continue investigation, this issue should be resolved using the case and should not require an IBM Idea.
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