Lizette, The dataset is backed up and the attempted restored is on the same system. We are running z/OS 01.11.00. From what the Production team is telling me that the ABARS was successfully run on January 07. To see what dsns are on that ABARS backup tape I ran a DFDSS RESTORE with a NORUN. The dataset is not there. I am not an expert on ABARS, so I am not sure the reason why. The dataset in question is on a damaged 3490 tape and if my understanding of ABARS is correct this dataset is to be backed up on the application backup tape along with the rest of the application datasets. The scratching of the head continues.
--- On Wed, 12/1/11, Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> wrote: From: Lizette Koehler <stars...@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: QUESTION ABOUT ABARS To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Received: Wednesday, 12 January, 2011, 4:34 AM > > I am having a problem trying to recover a dsn from a ABARS backup tape. I the > dataset was backed up however when I attempt the restore using DFDSS I get the > message ADR487W. I tried using the ARECOVER command to no avail. I even tried > the following to no avail : > HSEND ARECOVER DATASETNAME(ABARS.BON.DMDB.C.C01V1729) - > ONLYDATASET(NAME(RE2.DMDBW$15.VAN15.G0109V00)) - > DATASETCONFLICT(BYPASS) - > VOLUMES(JE8012) NOBACKUPMIGRATED UNIT(3590-1) EXECUTE > > I verified the ABACKUP dsn when the backup was taken and it shows that the dsn was > backed up. The reason why I am trying to recover the dsn from the ABARS backup is > because the tape dataset is damaged When I tried the DFDSS restore I used the .D. > dsn. Any suggestions how I can fix this nightmare? > A couple of questions. Is this backed up on one system and being restored on another? What level of z/OS? How long ago was the dataset backed up? There are a couple of APARs but they are old from IBM. Have you googled the error message and see if anything might apply? Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html