The format of the 3480, 3490, and 3490E LIMIT control statement
is:
LIMIT tape,keyword[,keyword…]
- tape
- One of these device types: 3480 or 3490
- keyword
- xxtape=nnn(ct)
- xx
- Pairs of initials indicating the types of temporary errors to
limit. The possible values for xx are listed under the valid
LIMIT keywords for 3490.
- nnn
- Three-digit decimal value representing the number of megabytes
of data processed between errors (MB/ERROR).
- ct
- Decimal value from 1 to 999 representing the number of errors
encountered before the device or volume appears on the subsystem exception
report.