GTO404W Copy Task (task_number) - Allocation retry.

Explanation

The reallocation of a tape unit failed. The tape unit needs to be reallocated to copy a large tape data set that spans more than five tape volumes. Tape Optimizer will attempt to reallocate the tape unit up to the time limit that is specified in the Number of Seconds to Retry Re-Allocation field.

User response

Ensure that the value in the Number of Seconds to Retry Re-Allocation field provides sufficient time for retrying tape-unit reallocation.