You can also try to create the catalog empty. (Define UCAT) Then catalog the ds you need and you can perform the rename.
Thanks -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 2:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: VVDS points to non-existent catalog On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Sean Gleann <sean.gle...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've made a stupid mistake with one of my z/OS systems, and now I'm > hoping that someone can help me extricate myself.. > > I was in the process of moving a user catalog from one disk to another. > > Following examples from documentation on the IBM web site... > Did an EXPORT TEMPORARY of the ucat to a 'flat' file, followed by > DELETE catname RECOVERY USERCATALOG, and then a DEFINE of the catalog > on it's new volume. > (All going well so far - I should know better) > > The subsequent attempt at an IMPORT of the 'flat' file resulted in a > JCL error 'data set not found'. > > If I use ISPF 3.4 to look at all the files on the disk involved, I can > see that the file does in fact exist. > If I try 'I' or 'S', or 'browse', etc, I get 'data set not catalogued' > > The problem is that the flat file I created has a name that was > aliased to the catalog I've just deleted and redefined. > (foot...gun...BANG) > > The VVDS entry for the export file points to a catalog that - while it > exists - is empty. > > I've tried numerous attempts at RECATALOG and DELETE NVR NOSCRATCH, > but nothing works because SMS can't find the data it needs to complete > the task I specify. > You tried something like the below & it failed? //RECAT JOB (H00000I),'JOHN MCKOWN', // CLASS=Z, // MSGCLASS=X, // NOTIFY=&SYSUID //STEP010 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * DEF CLUSTER(NAME(SYS1.OS141774.SCPPEENU) - VOLUME(LIHTS1) - RECATALOG ) - CAT(CATALOG.ICF.VI12CAT.MCAT) /* // LIHTS1 DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=SER=LIHTS1 /*EOF > > To add to the problem, the same catalog also had my SMS SCDS/ACDS > aliased there, among numerous other datasets necessary for IPL. > > Yes, all very stupid, I know, and I believe I've learnt a very harsh > lesson. > But if anyone has got any ideas, I'd love to hear them. > > Sean > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Heisenberg may have been here. Unicode: http://xkcd.com/1726/ Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
