ARC0440I
VOLUME volser CONTAINS AN INVALID CDD OR A TAPE POSITIONING ERROR HAS OCCURRED

Explanation

One of the following conditions occurred during RECYCLE:
  • A 3480 extended point failed.
  • The TTOC indicates that CDDIDs on this tape are valid and the CDDID field did not contain *CDDID**.
  • The data set name found in the common data set descriptor (CDD) record does not match the name of the data set in DFSMShsm’s records.

If the extended point failed, message ARC0920I will be found in the RECYCLE log.

System action

If the RECYCLE FORCE parameter is in effect, the data set is deleted. If not, the CDS records associated with the data set are left intact.

Programmer response

For a non-VSAM data set, the CDD record is in the first block of data. For a VSAM data set, a CDD exists at the beginning of the first block of data for the base cluster and within the first block of data for each alternate index.

The most likely cause of a data set name or CDDID mismatch is changes having been made to the data files on the tape. An ARC0440I message is issued once for each occurrence of a nonrecoverable point error or data set name/CDDID mismatch.

A data set name mismatch may also occur in the following situation: A VSAM data set was migrated, then backed up (prior to installation of the fix for APAR OY15173), then deleted and re-created with a different base data component name. The appropriate action in this case is to issue a BDELETE command to delete backup versions of the data set with the old base data component name and then reissue the recycle request. This is not an error condition.

Source

DFSMShsm