"RETAIN" here actually means "leave the volume mounted on the device, and
unwound"...pending possible further usage in one of the next jobsteps...
On Fri, 9 Nov 2018 23:25:06 -0500, Tony Thigpen wrote:
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>Position 1 can be:
>Blank = Verify
>M = Mount
>D = Demount
>K = Keep (put in rack)
>R =
Well, of course I would find the doc a few minutes after asking the
question. (I had been looking for it as time permitted over the last few
days.)
Based on the reading of GC35-0099 "IBM 3480 .. Use's Reference", all the
z/OS macros for sending messages to the tape drive force the volid to be
From today's lunch discussion:
When our 3590's need an action, they display 8 characters. Normally, the
volid is positions 2-7.
We normally see 'K' (keep) or 'M' (mount) in the first position, but we
don't know if other characters are show in this position. We also don't
know the meanings of
