How to set up the Queue File (QFILE) for CA Disk DMSAR manager in a multi-system environment

Products

• Disk Backup and Restore - MVS
• DISK BACKUP AND RESTORE- ADD-ON OPTIO
• DISK BACKUP AND RESTORE

Issue/Introduction

A Queue File cannot be shared among systems.
This is documented in chapter "Configuration Data Sets (non-SMP/E)" under link - 

Configuration Data Sets (non-SMP/E)

Environment

CA Disk with Auto-Restore Manager (ARM) active on multiple-systems.

Resolution

At first, check parameter DSNPFX in the VKGPARMS member and allocate separate Queue Files with the LPAR name as suffix: dsnpfx.QUEUE.lpar
Use the sample JCL in member J01QFILE of the vantage.CCTUSAMP library to allocate these Queue Files.
 
Then define the Queue File name via parameter QUEUE in the VKGPARMS member:  
QUEUE (%%DSNPFX%%.QUEUE.&SYSNAME.)
The variable &SYSNAME. will be resolved by the LPAR name.
Note: QUEUE (%%DSNPFX%%.QUEUE) is the default.


The resolved Queue File name will be shown during Vantage start-up in messages: 
VAN1111I QUEUE ! %%DSNPFX%%.QUEUE.&SYSNAME. ! dsnpfx.QUEUE.lpar 
and
KNG0470I Queue File OK, DSN=dsnpfx.QUEUE.lpar