Common Command Options › Specifying Tape Label Processing › LABEL SL Option › Example

Example

You want to mount a standard label scratch tape, position beyond its label, and write a file to the tape. To mount the tape, enter the following:

vmtape mount scratch 181 dsn billing data (label sl

CA VM:Tape responds as follows:

MOUNT ‘0181’ REQUEST ACCEPTED.
TAPE 181 ATTACHED.

To rewind the tape, enter the following:

rewind 181

CP responds as follows:

REWIND COMPLETE

To skip over the label, enter the following:

tape fsf 1

When CMS responds with the READY prompt, dump the data by entering:

tape dump billing data

CMS responds as follows:

DUMPING....
BILLING DATA A1

Rewind the tape and skip over the label as shown above. When CMS responds with the READY prompt, you can redisplay and verify the data on the tape by entering the following:

tape scan

CMS responds as follows:

SCANNING....
BILLING DATA A1
END-OF-FILE OR END-OF-TAPE