TAPEINPUTPROMPT: Specifying whether to suppress input tape messages

Explanation: TAPEINPUTPROMPT specifies whether DFSMShsm should issue action messages to the operator asking if input tapes needed by DFSMShsm are available. Each function using tapes (backup, migration, dump) is handled separately.

TAPEINPUTPROMPT( ...TAPES(YES)) allows DFSMShsm to continue normal operation, which is to issue action messages ARC0313A, ARC0314A, and ARC0366A. These messages prompt the operator to check that the tapes requested by DFSMShsm are available.

Note: If all of the requested tapes are in an IBM automated tape library managed by SMS tape, messages ARC0313A, ARC0314A, and ARC0366A are not issued even though (...TAPES(YES)) has been specified.

TAPEINPUTPROMPT( ...TAPES(NO)) allows you to suppress the input messages, if they are not necessary in your system configuration.

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 TAPEINPUTPROMPT( ...TAPES(NO)) for a category of tapes (backup, migration, dump), DFSMShsm issues all messages related to input tapes for that category.