IMS Tools v20 abend ITKF003E during RECOVER of prod databases.

Products

• Database Organizer for IMS for z/OS
• Database Analyzer (IMS Tools)

Issue/Introduction

IMS-system was shutdown and all databases where Image Copied (with IDIDBO and DBRC=YES).

Then DL/1 batch started (not registered in DBRC) and abended.

The instruction is to RESTORE all databases to IC:s taken before the batch.

Job was prepared that will RESTORE all databases from latest IC.  

This is the first time this job runs with DBRC=YES.

One example of the control statements :

FUNCTION=RECOVER,

DBDNAME=xxx01,

DDNAME=xxx01,

ICDDNAME=xxx01,

IIRRECORD=YES,DBRC=YES

Some of the error messages:

ITKF003E PSEUDO ULU REGION INITIALIZATION FAILED FOR DATABASE xxx01 WITH REASON CODE: 220.
DBOE303E STANDALONE PSEUDO-ULU FAILED TO INITIALISE, R15=010


The job works fine with DBRC=NO (exactly the same JCL).

Resolution

IMS DD statement is missing as indicated in JESMSGLG: "IEC130I IMS      DD STATEMENT MISSING"

DBDLIB DD statement is not sufficient for operations with DBRC.

Follow IEC130I explanation for further information.