TAPEDEL command

The TAPEDEL command with the POOL SYS and FORCE options can be used to forcibly delete a volume associated with a data set from the system. When any volume associated with a data set is deleted from the system, the data set is itself deleted and the use-status of any other volumes associated with the data set is set to FREE.

It is recommended that the TAPEDSN delete function be used to delete a data set before any related volumes are deleted from the system, specifically because the use of TAPEDEL FORCE is never recommended.