Problem solved The SMS rule was automatically allocating the dsn on virtual tape instead of dasd.
On Friday, June 29, 2018, 10:46:55 a.m. EDT, esmie moo <0000012780d99c7b-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: Gentle Readers I am encountering allocating a dsn on a non-sms dasd. I received the following error: IGD01022I EITHER A NON-LIBRARY VOLUME IS SPECIFIED OR THE VOLUME SPECIFIED IS NOT IN LIBRARY DTM1455I 2018.180 10:25:54 Job IEFBR14D failed, JCL Error Below is my JCL. /* //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD DUMMY //SYSUT1 DD DSN=PT5013.SMF, // DCB=(RECFM=VBS,LRECL=32760,BLKSIZE=27998,DSORG=PS),// SPACE=(CYL,(2,1)),STORCLAS=NONSMS, // DISP=(,CATLG,DELETE),UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=ZE6632 I am not sure where the error is. The doc explanation (shown below) is not helpful: A specific volser specified in JCL, which is a non-library volume but a tape storage group is assigned OR the specified volume is a library volume but is not in the library at the time the job was run. System action Job failed with JCL err ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN