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Determining volume switch z/OS DFSMS Using Magnetic Tapes SC23-6858-00 |
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For a multivolume input data set, you must specify the serial numbers
of all the volumes to be processed. Specify the serial numbers either
directly in the DD statement or indirectly through the catalog procedure.
You specify the serial numbers in forward sequence, regardless of
whether the tapes are to be read forward or backward.
However, you can begin processing at any volume of the group by specifying a volume sequence number in the VOLUME parameter of the DD statement. For input, the label identifier of the trailer labels determines
whether the system continues processing the data set. When the system
finds an EOV label, it performs volume switching. When the system
finds an EOF label, it passes control to the user's end-of-data routine,
with these exceptions:
To determine whether additional volumes are required, the system
maintains a volume sequence number in the DEB in storage.
If another volume is not required (end-of-data-set condition), control is given to the user's end-of-data-set routine that is specified in the DCB or DCBE. Subsequently, the processing program or the operating system closes the data set. The user's end-of-data-set routine is not entered until the last specified volume or the last concatenated data set is processed. If an input data set is closed before the end of the data set is reached, the user's end-of-data-set routine is not entered. If another volume is required (end-of-volume condition), the system obtains the next volume serial number from the JFCB and performs volume switching. If the new volume is not already mounted, the EOV routine issues a mount message to the operator. When multiple tape units are being used, the EOV routine also checks to see if there is a next-plus-one volume specified, and if the volume just completed can be rewound and unloaded. If so, the EOV routine issues a message directing the operator to mount the next-plus-one volume on the tape unit just used. This is a premounting aid; the next-plus-one volume label is not verified at this time. This lookahead or parallel mounting results in an IEC501E mount message. The next-plus-one volume mount is referred to as the lookahead mount. Lookahead mount processing is disabled when the volume sequence number that EOV is currently processing equals either the number of volsers in the JFCB or the JCL volume count. To ensure that lookahead mount processing stays enabled up to the maximum allowed volume sequence, specify a JCL volume count equal to this maximum volume sequence. You can add multiples of 15 to the smallest maximum JCL volume count, 5. For example, the JCL volume count should be 5, or 20, or 35, and so forth.) Note: The IEC501E message has a type 2 descriptor code
that causes the message to be retained on the screen.
If you do
not want message retention, turn off the message retention attribute.
You can stop message retention by either:
For tape mounts, the IEC501E message remains on the screen until the mount is satisfied or until EOV has occurred on the previous volume. EOV deletes the IEC501E message and issues the IEC501A message. |
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