Replying to a Media Request

Check that the request comes from the user who gave you the media. First, locate the user's job or session number in the media request. There can be different PINs for each request. In the following example, the session number is #S37.

   $$?16:04/#S37/23/LDEV# FOR "T" ON MEDIA (NUM)?

Issue a SHOWJOB command to determine from which user the request came. For example:

   :SHOWJOB #S37

The system describes the job or session. For example:

Figure 8-1 Job Session Description

JOBNUM STATE INPRI JIN JLIST INTRODUCED JOB NAME #S37 EXEC 36 36 MON8:46A WANDA.PERSONEL JOBFENCE= 5; JLIMIT= 10; SLIMIT= 40

Check that the job name matches the user's job name. If it does, use the REPLY command to assign the backup device to the user.

To reply to a media request, you need to know the STORE or RESTORE user's PIN and the media drive's LDEV number. For example, the PIN for the following media request is 23.

   ?16:04/#S37/23/LDEV# FOR "T" ON MEDIA (NUM)?

The backup device's LDEV number appears in the message you receive when you mount a media on the backup device. In the following message, the LDEV number is 8.

   16:05/31/VOL (Unlabeled) mounted on LDEV#8

To answer a media request, use the REPLY command to assign the LDEV number to the PIN. For example, the following REPLY command assigns LDEV 8 to PIN 23.

   :REPLY 23,8