IEF293I

Explanation
VARY ONLINE or Recovery Allocation tried to vary
a device online. The system detected the device that attempted to
come online had a NED that was a duplicate of an already online tape
device (dupdev). Since a NED is a unique device
identifier, devices with duplicate NED cannot be brought online.
In
the message text: dev
This is the device that was being varied online.
dupdev
This is the device that is already online with the same NED.

System action
Device dev is not allowed to
come online.

Operator response
Notify the System Programmer.

System programmer response
Contact the tape device manufacturer
to report the duplicate NED.

Source
Allocation

Module
IEFAB4FX

Routing code
3 when caller is Recovery Allocation. When caller
is VARY ONLINE, the message will be routed to the Consoles that initiated
the request or to the Hardcopy log.

Descriptor code
None.