Example 10: Automatically initialize volumes using multiple tape drives

Figure 1 shows how to run multiple copies of EDGINERS to automatically label volumes driven by initialize actions in the DFSMSrmm control data set. Two jobs are provided but you can run one for each tape drive that you want to use. Change the jobname for each copy.

Figure 1. Initialize volumes using multiple tape drives

//LABEL10A JOB ......
 //AUTOINIT EXEC PGM=EDGINERS,PARM='INITIALIZE,BATCH(0)',
 // 'NOVERIFY,MEDIANAME(CARTS)'
 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
 //TAPE DD UNIT=(tape,,DEFER)
 //
 //LABEL10B JOB ......
 //AUTOINIT EXEC PGM=EDGINERS,PARM='INITIALIZE,BATCH(0)',
 // 'NOVERIFY,MEDIANAME(CARTS)'
 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
 //TAPE DD UNIT=(tape,,DEFER)

Control statement description:

TAPE DD allocates a drive suitable for this volume.