When you want to remove virtual volumes and VTS library is no longer available

When you want to delete the DFSMSrmm entries for logical volumes that have been deleted from the TCDB, or the VTS library is no longer available, use the NOEJECT operand. Using the NOEJECT operand leaves the library and TCDB alone and only deletes the volume record from the DFSMSrmm control data set. If you attempt to delete the entries with RMM DV FORCE, you receive a message that the VOLCAT could not be updated.

Figure 1. Using the NOEJECT operand

RMM DV xxxxxx FORCE NOEJECT

Note: If you do not specify NOEJECT, the DELETEVOLUME commands fails because the volume is no longer defined in the TCDB.