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IPLing and restoring from a tape library

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Use one of the options shown in Table 1 to either IPL the Stand-Alone Services program or to restore data from dump data set tapes.

Table 1. Stand-Alone Services Options when Using an IBM 3494 or 3495 Tape Library. Procedures referred to in this table appear later in this section.
Task ↓ Can You Perform the Task Using an IBM Tape Library with:
No "Setup Stand-Alone Device" Feature? "Setup Stand-Alone Device" Feature Only? Both "Setup Stand-Alone Device" and "Transient Mount" Features?
IPL the Core image No. Only for tapes inside the library. Use Procedure A. For tapes inside the library, use Procedure A. For tapes outside the library, use Procedure B.
Restore from Dump Tapes Only for tapes inside the library. Use the TAPEVOLSER keyword of the RESTORE command. Only for tapes inside the library. Either use Procedure A or use the TAPEVOLSER keyword of the RESTORE command.

Only one method can be used for a single invocation of the RESTORE command.

For tapes inside the library, either use Procedure A or use the TAPEVOLSER keyword of the RESTORE command. For tapes outside the library, use Procedure B.

Only one method can be used for a single invocation of the RESTORE command.

Note: When the "Setup Stand-Alone Device" feature is used to mount tapes, Stand-Alone Services treats the tape drive as if the drive is not part of a tape library.

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