CA DISK - VSAM DS are not being backed up due to open file messages

Products

• DISK BACKUP AND RESTORE

Issue/Introduction

 

Multiples VSAM DS that are not being backed up.

IEC161I datasetname,[email protected] of the catalog
IEC161I 056-084,jobname1,DMS     SS02,VSAM,,,                    
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ADSVS064 2514 THE FOLLOWING CLUSTER HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY CA DISK PROCESSING: 'data set name'
ADSVS064 2515 THE FOLLOWING CLUSTER COULD NOT BE OPENED AFTER A VERIFY - DATA  SET BYPASSED: 'data set name'
ADSVS060 0394 'data set name' WAS NOT ARCHIVED DUE TO PREVIOUS ERROR

 

The specific file has the following attributes:

INDEX ---------DATA SET NAME INDEX                           
     IN-CAT --- NAME OF THE CATALOG                                        
     HISTORY                                                                    
       DATASET-OWNER-----(NULL)     CREATION--------2020.294                    
       RELEASE----------------2     EXPIRATION------0000.000                    
     PROTECTION-PSWD-----(NULL)     RACF----------------(NO)                    
     ASSOCIATIONS                                                               
       CLUSTER--                                   
     ATTRIBUTES                                                                 
       KEYLEN----------------20     AVGLRECL---------------0     BUFSPACE-------
       RKP--------------------4     MAXLRECL------------1529     EXCPEXIT-------
       SHROPTNS(2,3)   RECOVERY     UNIQUE           NOERASE     NOWRITECHK     

 

Following options are in use:

'VSALOSHRY'
'VSAMSUPPY'
'VSARCAIXY'
'VSVERIFYA'

the mentioned VSAM is only being read and is not being written-to. 

 

 

Environment

Release : 12.5

Component : Disk Backup and Restore

Resolution

From the SYSPARMS that were provided, it looks like the default for VSSYSVER is being taken, which is 'N'. This prompts Disk to set a flag indicating to z/OS that for "not properly closed" VSAM data sets, an implicit VERIFY is not to be done during OPEN.

Setting the VSSYSVER to YES permit these files are backed up.