PK64981: MULTIPLE ORF JOBS FAIL WITH ARCHIVED RESTART DATASET

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This APAR will address two problems:
  - Problem:  Restart dataset was archived.  The first ORF job
  initiated the restore, but all other ORF jobs start at the
    same time could not allocate the restart dataset. That caused
    those jobs to fail.
    Explanation: The restore process allocates the dataset and
    has for the time bein "NEW". This does not all the other jobs
    to allocate.
  - Problem:  When analyzing an extended attributes VSAM dataset,
    the high used RBA is not retrieved. This may lead to deciding
    that the dataset is empty.
    Explanation: IGGCSI00 catalog verbs are used to retrieve the
    information. However, the verb for an extended attribute VSAM
    file was not included. This sets the HURBA to zero.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IMS Online Reorganization       *
  *                 Facility Version 1.2.                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Multiple jobs fail with archived        *
  *                      restart dataset.                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  This APAR is correcting the following:
  1. When analyzing an extended attributes VSAM dataset, the high
  used RBA is not retrieved. This may lead to deciding that the
  dataset is empty. IGGCSI00 catalog verbs are used to retrieve
  the information. However, the verb for an extended attribute
  VSAM file was not included. This sets the HURBA to zero.
  2.Restart dataset was archived. The first ORF job initiated the
  restore, but all other ORF jobs started at the same time could
  not allocate the restart dataset. That caused those jobs to
  fail. The restore process allocates the dataset and has for
  the time being "NEW". This does not allow the others to
  allocate.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following has been changed to correct the above problems:
  1. IHCXCATI is changed to include the extended attributes
  VSAM catalog verbs.
  2. The allocation is now serialized. This will cause the other
  jobs to wait until the first finishes. At that time the dataset
  should be restored.
  

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:

  UK36545

Modules/Macros

• HRFOLEV0 HRFOREOD HRFOREO0 HRFXCATI HRFYDBDL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS ONLINE REOR

• Fixed component ID

  5655H9700

Applicable component levels

• R120 PSY UK36545

     UP08/05/17 P F805