WTOR message *IEC507D E ....,NEVEREXPIRE during Backup/Archive

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Issue/Introduction

It is possible to encounter the following WTOR during batch Archive/Backup procedure :

 22.25.49 JOB04240 ---- WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024 ----
 22.25.49 JOB04240  IRR010I  USERID .......   IS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB.
 22.25.50 JOB04240  ICH70001I ......   LAST ACCESS AT 22:25:02 ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024
 22.25.50 JOB04240  $HASP373 jobname STARTED - INIT 100  - CLASS I        - SYS IB43
 22.25.50 JOB04240  IEF403I jobname - STARTED - TIME=22.25.50
 22.25.50 JOB04240  IEC501A M 107E,VS5469,SL,COMP,.....,DMS,DMS.ARCV.DMSN.C2024164.T222550
 22.25.51 JOB04240 *IEC507D E 107E,VS5469,.....,DMS,.C2024163.T224521,NEVEREXPIRE
 22.25.51 JOB04240 *38 IEC507D REPLY 'U'-USE OR 'M'-UNLOAD
 22.33.31 JOB04240  R 38,U
 22.33.31 JOB04240  IEC705I TAPE ON 107E,VS5469,SL,COMP,.......,DMS,DMS.ARCV.DMSN.C2024164.T222550,MEDIA2
 22.33.32 JOB04240  IEC205I ARCHIVE0,......,DMS,FILESEQ=1, COMPLETE VOLUME LIST,  705
    705             DSN=DMS.ARCV.DMSN.C2024164.T222550,VOLS=VS5469,TOTALBLOCKS=110
 22.33.32 JOB04240  IEF285I   CAI.DISK140.CCUWLOAD                         KEPT
 22.33.32 JOB04240  IEF285I   VOL SER NOS= Z43SWA.
 22.33.32 JOB04240  IEF285I   CAI.DISK140.FILES                            KEPT

and the job ends correctly after the WTOR Reply.

Why this WTOR and how to avoid it, as it should be in a normal situation. 

Resolution

The message IEC507D  comes from the Z/OS Operating System and it is asking for permission to write on an unexpired tape, so Disk has no control over that. 

 

In order to suppress the WTOR there are two options: 

 

1. If a Tape Management System (like CA1 or TLMS or IBM RMM) is present, then the Disk techdoc at the following link:Control Disk Archive and Backup Tapes with Less Risk describes how to define Disk as EDM to the TMS Product involved. 
2. If a Tape Management System is not present and only DFSMS and Disk Tape Pools are used   ( something like ADD POOLNAME=ARCVPOOL,VOLUME=VS1000,NUMBER=1000),  then the tapes included in the pool should be correctly synchronized with the DFSMS definitions to avoid the IEC507D message