Re: DCOLLECT and HSM backup indication
On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:34:21 -0400, Jack Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I tried to send this issue to IBM but they think that it's a question >rather than a problem, so I'll try here. >Trying to use DCOLLECT to ensure that all ML2 data has a backup. In >general the UMLBKDT field (DCOLLECT ML2 backup date)indicates if a backup >has been done (as long as it's not empty, been opened, is SMS, etc). I do >have a couple of dsn that have zero UMLBKDT but a valid backup exists >(from HLIST and the B record in DCOLLECT). >Has anyone else seen this or know what I have missed or does IBM just need >the money (we don't have Q&A support)? >Thanks...Jack > > > >Jack Kelly >202-502-2390 (Office) > >-- Is it possible that someone might have done a manual HBACKDS and then a HMIG on a non-sms dataset? There are some very resourceful programmers/operators that do some odd things every once in a while in our shop. The DCOLLECT documentation for UMLBKDT says that this field only applies to SMS-managed datasets. The UBBDATE does not make that assertion. Just a thought, Gil. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DCOLLECT and HSM backup indication
On Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:34:21 -0400, Jack Kelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I tried to send this issue to IBM but they think that it's a question >rather than a problem, so I'll try here. >Trying to use DCOLLECT to ensure that all ML2 data has a backup. In >general the UMLBKDT field (DCOLLECT ML2 backup date)indicates if a backup >has been done (as long as it's not empty, been opened, is SMS, etc). I do >have a couple of dsn that have zero UMLBKDT but a valid backup exists >(from HLIST and the B record in DCOLLECT). >Has anyone else seen this or know what I have missed or does IBM just need >the money (we don't have Q&A support)? >Thanks...Jack > > > >Jack Kelly >202-502-2390 (Office) For a client I support, I found 22 instances, those being ML2-migrated datasets, where the "M" record UMLBKDT has no date/time but the associated "B" record field UBBDATE has a valid date/time. I have not determined if any of these datasets were deleted, and then re-allocated, or some other circumstances that would justify the condition, as you reported. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
DCOLLECT and HSM backup indication
I tried to send this issue to IBM but they think that it's a question rather than a problem, so I'll try here. Trying to use DCOLLECT to ensure that all ML2 data has a backup. In general the UMLBKDT field (DCOLLECT ML2 backup date)indicates if a backup has been done (as long as it's not empty, been opened, is SMS, etc). I do have a couple of dsn that have zero UMLBKDT but a valid backup exists (from HLIST and the B record in DCOLLECT). Has anyone else seen this or know what I have missed or does IBM just need the money (we don't have Q&A support)? Thanks...Jack Jack Kelly 202-502-2390 (Office) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
