All, Just to close this, I got a note back from SMP/E support today stating that all is well even though the ".ROOT.pax.Z" file didn't get created. The gentleman from SMP/E said that when the RESTORE job runs to build the actual system datasets, it would recognize that the ROOT.pax.Z file doesn't exist, find the components, and build the ROOT.pax.Z file at that time. I don't know if I'll test his response or if I'll just move forward with the install using the completed RECEIVE ORDER system. I know where assuming get me, but at this point I've got to assume that if the RESTORE job hits an out-of-space trying to build the ROOT.pax.Z file, it'll fail at that point.
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 9:19 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [External] Re: SMP/E receive order problem All, In case anybody's interested in this, I have more information. The z/OS root filesystem is the file being transferred that is failing. I was able to recreate the problem in our sandbox. What appears to be happening is that the root filesystem pax.Z file is actually being sent in 11 pieces, each at 512 MB. The root is over 5 GB so the file is transferred in 11 chunks then assembled on site in the Unix filesystem. The assembly part is what appears to be failing so all the parts did get transferred successfully. I found all 11 chunks that make up the root filesystem. I'll be opening a PMR for this. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Kurt Quackenbush Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Re: SMP/E receive order problem > GIM43501S ** THE CALL TO THE BPX1WRT SERVICE FAILED WHEN PROCESSING > /Service/zos24/OS240809.content/S0933.ROOT.100.pax.Z. THE RETURN > CODE WAS '00000085'X AND THE REASON CODE WAS 'EF01604E'X. > GIM49011S ** AN ERROR OCCURRED WHILE CREATING ARCHIVE FILE > /Service/zos24/OS240809.content/S0933.ROOT.100.pax.Z FROM ITS > SEGMENTS. > GIM47601I PACKAGE OS240809.content WAS PARTIALLY STAGED TO THE SMPNTS. > > I added another mod27 volume to the storage group and restarted the job. > This run ended with RC=0 however, I got this in the output: > > GIM64700I FILE /Service/zos24/OS240809.content/S0933.ROOT.100.pax.Z ALREADY > EXISTS AND WILL NOT BE TRANSFERRED. > > I look in the filesystem and this pax file doesn't exist. How do I convince > SMP/E that the file isn't there and it needs to get it again from IBM. I > don't really want to delete the entire order and re receive it as the receive > job ran for 6 hours before failing. Hmmm... that is suspicious. Are you sure you're looking in the same directory and file system that SMP/E is looking in? Not only does SMP/E look to see if the file already exists before downloading, it also calculates and compares the hash value for the existing file to ensure it is complete and accurate. The GIM64700I message implies SMP/E both found the file and the calculated hash matches the expected value. If truly the file does not already exist, then open a Case with IBM Support against SMP/E. Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
