Virtual optical storage error messages

Typically, when an error occurs with virtual optical storage, the operation stops and you receive an inquiry or escape message. The message indicates that there is something wrong with the volume being processed and provides recovery instructions. Follow the instructions to recover from the inquiry or escape message.

The following is a list of the most common inquiry and escape messages that occur with virtual optical storage.

Inquiry messages

  • OPT1260 - Active file found on volume &1.
  • OPT1314 - Volume is write-protected or read-only.
  • OPT1321 - Error occurred processing volume &2.
  • OPT1486 - Load next volume on optical device &1.
  • OPT1487 - Load volume &2 on optical device &1.
  • OPT1488 - Volume &2 on optical device &1 is not initialized.
  • OPT1495 - Volume name list exhausted on device &1.
  • OPT1496 - Load volume with sequence number &5 on device &1.
  • OPT149B - Load volume with correct starting volume on device &1.
  • OPT149C - Load volume with correct continued file on device &1.
  • OPT149D - Optical volume is part of an existing volume set.
  • OPT149E - Found unexpected volume on device &1.
  • OPT149F - Load next volume on optical device &1.
  • OPT1503 - Optical volume contains active files.
  • OPT1504 - Optical device &1 is empty.

Escape messages

  • OPT1390 - Error with virtual volume image.
  • OPT1605 - Media or device error occurred.

To see any of these messages, type: DSPMSGD OPTxxxx at a command line and press Enter.