Verify Tape (VFYTAP)

The Verify Tape (VFYTAP) command allows verification of tape unit operations for all tape units.

Restriction: This command is shipped with public *EXCLUDE authority and the QPGMR, QSYSOPR, QSRV, and QSRVBAS user profiles have private authorities to use the command.

Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
DEV Device Name, *RSRCNAME Required, Positional 1
RSRCNAME Resource name Name Optional, Positional 2

Device (DEV)

Specifies the name of the tape unit whose operation is being verified.

device-name
Specify the name of the tape unit whose operation is being verified.
*RSRCNAME
The resource name of the tape unit whose operation is being verified is used.

Resource name (RSRCNAME)

Specifies the resource name of the tape unit whose operation is being verified.

Examples

VFYTAP   DEV(TAP3)

This command verifies whether the tape unit named TAP3 is working.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2B31
Tape unit description &1 not found.
CPF2B32
Resource &1 not found.
CPF2B33
Device description &1 not a tape unit.
CPF2B34
Resource &1 not a tape unit.
CPF2B35
Tape verification not available for '&1' type tape units.
CPF2B36
No device description was found for resource &1.
CPF2B37
Tape verification request not correct.
CPF2B39
Problem analysis did not complete due to an error.