The RECOVER or HRECOVER command was issued for a VSAM data set. DFSMShsm found that a dump copy was the most recent copy for the criteria. DFSMShsm invoked DFSMSdss to restore the data set. This was successful. The catalog may not reflect the correct information about the data set. The reascode gives an indication of the conditions and the necessary action to take to correct the situation.

Reascode

Meaning

4

The command was issued for a VSAM data set that was no longer cataloged when the command was issued. If a backup version exists for the data set, DFSMShsm IMPORTS it to reconstruct the catalog records properly. If either the IMPORT fails or a backup version does not exist, DFSMShsm invokes DFSMSdss to do a restore of the data set. This is successful, but the data set may not be cataloged.

8

The TOVOLUME parameter was used on the RECOVER or HRECOVER command and the specified volume was different than the volume where the VSAM non-SMS-managed data set currently exists. If a backup version exists for the data set, DFSMShsm IMPORTS it to reconstruct the catalog records properly. Either the IMPORT fails or a backup version does not exist. DFSMShsm then invokes DFSMSdss to do a restore of the data set. This is successful. The data set and the catalog entries are restored to the target volume. The catalog records still refer to the original volume, rather than the target volume of the restore.

12

A DFSMShsm authorized user explicitly requested that a dump copy be used to restore a multivolume VSAM data set not currently cataloged or is currently cataloged as non-SMS and on a volume(s) other than the TOVOLUME specified. DFSMShsm does not IMPORT the backup version to reconstruct the catalog records even if a backup version exists, since the volume sequence number may not be the same as the original number when the dump was taken. This could cause restore to fail.