EP437 TAPECUU ADDRESS NOT ADDED AT IPL

Products

• EPIC Fastcat VSE
• EPIC for z/VSE

Issue/Introduction

EP437 TAPECUU ADDRESS NOT ADDED AT IPL

 

 

 

 

 

Environment

Component: EPIC-Disk Management

Cause

There is no dummy tape device defined to your VSE system.

Resolution

A dummy (non-existent) tape device must be defined if using the EPIC for z/VSE's tape management.

Step1 

  Locate the ADD statements in your ASI procedure. 

Step 2 

  Add a PUB entry for a dummy tape device. For example: 

     ADD F00,3420T9 

  Any valid tape device type (and mode) can be specified. The dummy tape device is only referenced by programs that do pre-open checking to determine device category (tape, disk, printer, and so on). The actual tape device is selected by EPIC for z/VSE based on the mode requested when a program issues an OPEN request. 

Step 3 

  Write the dummy device address you used on your configuration option worksheet (the TAPCUU option).

Additional Information

For dual density tape drives, specify the highest available mode setting on the ADD statement that defines the drive.

For example: 

ADD 880:884,3420T9,D0 (6250 BPI on a 1600/6250 drive)