Did something change with VOLCOUNT parameter handling between z/OS 2.1 and 2.3? We have a job that uses 21 tapes to backup an application's datasets, and has this parameter: VOL=(,RETAIN,,20),
Following the upgrade to 2.3 at the weekend, this job failed S837-08, indicating it has run out of tape volumes, which is quite correct. However, looking back at the previous runs, they all have used 21 tapes. So they should really have abended as well, but all worked ok. Hence, wondering if something has changed in volume count processing, or whether there was a bug in 2.1 which was fixed in 2.3. Would appreciate any suggestions before I face the Spanish inquisition who are claiming that my upgrade broke their job. Paul Atos, Atos Consulting, Worldline and Canopy The Open Cloud Company are trading names used by the Atos group. The following trading entities are registered in England and Wales: Atos IT Services UK Limited (registered number 01245534), Atos Consulting Limited (registered number 04312380), Atos Worldline UK Limited (registered number 08514184) and Canopy The Open Cloud Company Limited (registration number 08011902). The registered office for each is at Second Floor, Mid City Place, 71 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6EA. The VAT No. for each is: GB232327983. This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee, and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you receive this e-mail in error, you are not authorised to copy, disclose, use or retain it. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your systems. As emails may be intercepted, amended or lost, they are not secure. Atos therefore can accept no liability for any errors or their content. Although Atos endeavours to maintain a virus-free network, we do not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and can accept no liability for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. The risks are deemed to be accepted by everyone who communicates with Atos by email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
