9818W

9818W NO TAPE UNIT AVAILABLE. REPLY 'RETRY', WAIT OR 'CANCEL'

Written to:

Operator console.

Explanation:

An error occurred while attempting to allocate an archive dataset during archive processing. Here, the operator is requested to determine further processing.

System Action:

The system retries the allocation if RETRY is entered. The system aborts the allocation attempt (and records are not archived) if CANCEL is entered.

Operator Response:

Determine why no tape unit is available and place any available offline tape units online before replying RETRY. Else, reply CANCEL if the allocation request should be skipped.