You can use different combinations of these three parameters to control how OAM automatically responds to retry-able mount failures. The following OAM responses are possible: 

GLYPH<SM590000> Retry the mount a number of times (LACSRETRYTIMES), every number of minutes LACSRETRYMINUTES. If the mount is not yet successful at the end of the retry processing, surface the CBR4196D (LACSRETRYFAIL(NO)). 

GLYPH<SM590000> Retry the mount a number of times (LACSRETRYTIMES), every number of minutes LACSRETRYMINUTES. If the mount is not yet successful at the end of the retry processing, fail the mount request (LACSRETRYFAIL(YES)). No CBR4196D is issued. 

GLYPH<SM590000> Fail the mount immediately (LACSRETRYFAIL(YES)). No CBR4196D is issued. 

GLYPH<SM590000> Issue the CBR4196D as is done today. LACSRETRYFAIL(NO) or no parameters specified. 

## 10.9.1 Enhanced mount retry defaults 

The only set default for these parameters is LACSRETRYFAIL(NO), which is set regardless of whether any of these parameters are defined in the CBROAMxx parmlib member. The LACSRETRYTIMES and LACSRETRYMINUTES parameter values receive only default values if one of these parameters is specified without the other. For example, if only LACSRETRYMINUTES is specified, LACSRETRYTIMES is set to 6. Alternatively, if only LACSRETRYTIMES is specified, LACSRETRYMINUTES is set to 2. If you are using this function, specify LACSRETRYTIMES and  LACSRETRYMINUTES to avoid confusion. 

## 10.9.2 Enhanced mount retry example 

For a retry-able error in which automatic retry was specified, the following message is displayed (as an example) if the values that are specified are LACSRETRYTIMES(6) LACSRETRYMINUTES(2) and either LACSRETRYFAIL(YES/NO): 

CBR4195I LACS retry possible for job VTNCMP: 015 IEE763I NAME=CBRLLACS CODE=140169 CBR4000I LACS MOUNT permanent error for drive 0BCA CBR4105I No MEDIA2 scratch volumes available in library TVL10001. IEE764I END OF CBR4195I RELATED MESSAGES CBR4197D Job VTNCMP, drive 0BCA, volser SCRTCH, code 140169. Retrying every 2 minutes, 6 times. Reply ‘C’ to cancel. 

As shown in this example, a new message (CBR4197D) also is surfaced; therefore, you can cancel the automatic retry. If the mount is canceled, the LACSRETRYFAIL specification is not used and the mount is failed immediately. 

If the mount is not satisfied after the six retries every two minutes (for a total of 12 minutes of retry processing), the following message is issued if LACSRETRYFAIL is set to YES: 

IEE763I NAME=CBRLLACS CODE= 140169 CBR4000I LACS MOUNT permanent error for drive 0BCA. CBR4105I No MEDIA2 scratch volumes available in library TVL10001. IEE764I END OF IEC147I RELATED MESSAGES 

These messages are the same set of messages that are issued if the mount is not considered to be retry-able, or if the CBR4196D message is responded to with “C”. Otherwise, if LACSRETRYFAIL is set to NO, the CBR4196D message is issued. 

For more information about this enhancement, see OA52376. 

