The following examples show the use of volume count (which can be specified with the attribute for the data class or with a TSO or IDCAMS command, or JCL) along with the Dynamic Volume Count attribute.

1. Example 1:

   Volume count:          6
   Dynamic volume count:  0
   Required volumes:      1
   Volumes in catalog:    1 primary, 5 candidates

2. Example 2:

   Volume count:          6
   Dynamic volume count: 12
   Required volumes:      1
   Volumes in catalog:    1 primary, 5 candidates

3. Example 3:

   Volume Count:          6
   Dynamic volume count: 12
   Required volumes:      7
   Volumes in catalog:    7 primary, 0 candidates

4. Example 4:

   Volume count:          6
   Dynamic volume count: 12
   Required volumes:     13
   Volumes in catalog:   None; request fails