PK66371: IBM DB2 RECOVERY EXPERT TOOL NOT COPYING ARCHIVE LOGS TO DASD DUE TO MISSING VOLSER INFORMATION. MESSAGE IKJ56228I ISSUED

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the actual archive logs for disaster recovery, and
  When copying from tape to DASD during DR, the ssidYCPL step
  generates this message because of missing VOLSER
  information - IKJ56228I DATA SET xxx.yyy.zzz.A000ijk
  NOT IN CATALOG OR CATALOG CAN NOT BE ACCESSED.
  xxx@YCPL - Error allocating Tape Archive Log Dataset
  This occurs because the archive logs are deleted from the
  catalog in the ssidDELA step, but the ssidCPYL step does not
  preserve the tape volume in this case.
  The fix will only affect NEW archive logs created since the last
  time the DR local site collection job has been run. Any archive
  logs created before the user last ran the collection will still
  reveive the error whent the job runs at the DR site to copy them
  to DASD.
  So if the user needs any archive logs that were created before
  the last archive collection job at the DR site to be copied to
  DASD they will have to delete all rows from the table
  DR_ARCHIVE_LOGS00 before running the collection again.
  

Local fix

• Possible workarounds for this issue:
  1. Set "Copy Archive Logs to DASD" to 0 days and 0 hours. This
  will elongate the recovery time at the DR site, but will bypass
  the step of copying archive logs from tape to dasd (thus
  avoiding the error).
  2. Create a copy of the archive logs on tape for DR purposes by
  setting "Archive Logs used at DR" to "C" for copied.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: DB2 Recovery Expert for Z/OS.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When using the actual archive logs for  *
  *                      disaster recovery, and when copying     *
  *                      from tape to DASD during DR, the        *
  *                      ssidYCPL step generates this message    *
  *                      because of missing VOLSER information - *
  *                      IKJ56228I DATA SET xxx.yyy.zzz.A000ijk  *
  *                      NOT IN CATALOG OR CATALOG CAN NOT BE    *
  *                      ACCESSED. xxx@YCPL - Error allocating   *
  *                      Tape Archive Log Dataset. This occurs   *
  *                      because the archive logs are deleted    *
  *                      from the catalog in the ssidDELA step,  *
  *                      but the ssidCPYL step does not preserve *
  *                      the tape volume in this case. The fix   *
  *                      will only affect NEW archive logs       *
  *                      created since the last time the DR      *
  *                      local site collection job has been run. *
  *                      Any archive logs created before the     *
  *                      user last ran the collection will       *
  *                      still receive the error when the job    *
  *                      runs at the DR site to copy them        *
  *                      to DASD. So if the user needs any       *
  *                      archive logs that were created before   *
  *                      the last archive collection job at the  *
  *                      DR site to be copied to DASD they will  *
  *                      have to delete all rows from the table  *
  *                      DR_ARCHIVE_LOGS00 before running the    *
  *                      collection again.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Code has been changed to correct this condition.
  

Problem conclusion

• APPLY the PTF.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• ARY@BACK
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 REC EXPERT

• Fixed component ID

  5697H7400

Applicable component levels

• R210 PSY UK38894

     UP08/08/16 P F808

Fix is available

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