VOLUME: Specifying the volume to receive the recalled data set

Explanation: VOLUME(volser) is an optional parameter specifying the volume that is to receive the recalled data set. This volume is called the target volume. The volume does not have to be managed by DFSMShsm. For volser, substitute the serial number of the target volume.

Defaults: If you do not specify the VOLUME parameter, DFSMShsm recalls the non-SMS-managed data set to the eligible primary volume with the most space available, unless the recalled data set is associated with a recall pool.
Note:
  1. If you specify VOLUME, you must also specify the UNIT parameter.
  2. In a JES3 environment, do not specify the volser of a volume because JES3 preselects a set of volumes. If you specify a volume that is not in that preselected list, DFSMShsm fails the recall.
  3. When you specify the VOLUME parameter, the target volume must have enough space available for the data set. Otherwise, DFSMShsm fails the recall.
  4. When you specify the VOLUME parameter, DFSMShsm passes that volume serial number to the automatic class selection (ACS) routines to determine whether the volume is managed by SMS before recalling the data set. See Space management of SMS-managed storage for more information about automatic class selection.
  5. If both VOLUME and the VOLCOUNT(N(nn)) parameters are specified, the resulting volume count for the data set will be one (1). If space does not exist on the specified volume, the allocation fails.
Parent topic: Optional parameters of the RECALL command