Parameters

The parameters are:

[/]devnum: The device number for the input/output device to be mounted. A device number is 3 or 4 hexadecimal digits. A slash (/) must precede a 4-digit number and is optional before a 3-digit number.
devicetype: The type of device to be mounted. It can be any IBM-supplied name (for example, 3380).
VOL=(NL,serial): The volume specified does not have a standard label. This parameter must not be used for direct access volumes. The serial number, up to six characters long, is used for allocation references.
Do not try to mount volumes with a label type of NL in a system-managed tape library these volumes are not supported.
VOL=(SL,serial): The volume specified has a standard label (SL). The serial number, up to six characters long, is used for label verification and allocation references. Tape label verification is not performed until the tape is opened.
VOL=(AL,serial): The volume has an American National Standard label (AL). The serial number, up to six characters long, is used for label verification and allocation references. AL can be specified only if it was selected as an option at system installation. Tape label verification is not performed until the tape is opened.
USE=STORAGE, PUBLIC, or PRIVATE: The USE attribute, defined by your installation procedures, to be assigned to the specified volume. Refer to z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Guide for more information on USE attributes.

Example 1:

To request that a volume with a standard label of 222222 be mounted on device 282, enter:

m 282,vol=(sl,222222),use=private

Example 2:

To request that a volume with a standard label of 222222 be mounted on device 3333, enter:

m /3333,vol=(sl,222222),use=private