MOUNTWAITTIME: Specifying the time DFSMShsm waits for a tape mount and open

Explanation: MOUNTWAITTIME(minutes) is an optional parameter specifying the time, in minutes, that DFSMShsm waits for the tape volume to be mounted and opened. For minutes, substitute a decimal number from 1 to 120 to represent how long DFSMShsm waits for a tape to be mounted and opened. If the first time period expires, DFSMShsm sends message ARC0310A to the operator asking whether to mount the tape volume. If the operator answers Y to message ARC0310A, DFSMShsm resets the timer to minutes.If the input volume has not been mounted and opened when the second time period expires, DFSMShsm automatically ends the task. If the output volume has not been mounted and opened when the second time period expires, DFSMShsm marks this volume as unavailable and selects another tape volume.

If you have not mounted an output tape dump volume when the second time period expires, DFSMShsm automatically ends the dump task.

SMS relationship: Parameter has the same meaning when applied to SMS-managed or non-SMS-managed DASD volumes or data sets.

SETSYS default: None.

DFSMShsm default: If you do not specify this parameter on any SETSYS command, the DFSMShsm default is 15 minutes.

Note:

This parameter does not apply to tape mounts performed during aggregate backup and recovery processing.
DFSMShsm sets a mount wait timer for both manual and automatic tape libraries. Appropriate consideration should be given based on which kind of mount DFSMShsm will be involved with. Unique considerations may exist when using a virtual tape system (VTS).