BACKUP, DUMP, MIGRATION, and PRIMARY: Identifying the type of volume

Explanation: BACKUP, DUMP, MIGRATION, and PRIMARY are mutually exclusive, required parameters that identify for DFSMShsm the type of volume you are adding or changing.
BACKUP
identifies a volume to be used as a backup volume.
DUMP
identifies a volume to be used as the output of a full-volume dump. DFSMShsm supports only tape units for the DUMP function. The unittype must be a valid tape unit or the ADDVOL command will fail.
MIGRATION
identifies a volume to be used as a migration volume. Migration level 1 volumes must be DASD. Migration level 2 volumes can be either DASD or tape.
PRIMARY
identifies a volume to be used as a primary volume. Primary volumes must be DASD.

Defaults: None.

Note: If a volume record already exists for the specified volser, you cannot change the type of volume.