During the execution of the TMSXTEND utility, the TMSXT98R confirmation message is not being issued until after the COPY/EXTEND step completes on some systems, but where typically on the other systems where TMSXTEND is executed we receive the TMSXT98R message prior to the COPY/EXTEND step starting.
Example below of TMSXT98R being issued after COPY/EXTEND completes:
JOB02553 IEF403I TMSXTEND - STARTED - TIME=12.37.01
JOB02553 TMSXT01I TMC EXTEND STARTING.
JOB02553 TMSXT25I OPEN/CLOSE TMC FOR OUTPUT TO PREVENT BATCH PROCESSING.
JOB02553 TMSXT30I RENAMING TMCDSN TO TMCDSN.O
JOB02553 TMSXT05I ATTACH TMSBLDVR TO COPY/EXTEND TMC.
JOB02553 TMSVR17I TOTAL NUMBER OF PHYSICAL RECORDS TO BE WRITTEN TO THE NEW TMC
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 05% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 10% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 15% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 20% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 25% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 30% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 35% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 40% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 45% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 50% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 55% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 60% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 65% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 70% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 75% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 80% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 85% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 90% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 95% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSVR16I 100% OF THE COPY/EXTEND HAS COMPLETED.
JOB02553 TMSXT03I ATTACH TMSAUDEX FOR STATUS OF CPUS.
JOB02553 TMSXT07I WAIT FOR SUBTASKS.
JOB02553 TMSXT04I CPU STATUS TABLE OBTAINED.
JOB02553 TMSXT88I CPU TABLE REPORT FOLLOWS. 471
CPU Last Acc Date Inc/Excl Status
---- ---------------- -------- ---------------------------------------
SYSA 2022/116 12:33 INCLUDE
TMSXT89I END OF CPU TABLE DISPLAY.
JOB02553 *24 TMSXT98R REPLY 'C' TO CONFIRM 'A' TO ABEND FOR TMSXTEND
JOB02553 *25 TMSXT95R PROCESSING CONTINUES: REPLY 'S' FOR TMSXTEND STATUS.
JOB02553 TMSXT09I SIGNAL ALL CPUS TO ACCESS NEW TMC.
JOB02553 TMSXT06I TMC DEFINITION TABLE OBTAINED.
JOB02553 TMSXT16I VERIFY ALL CPUS CAN ACCESS NEW TMC.
JOB02553 *TMSXT50I CPU(SYSA) HAS NOT ACCESSED NEW TMC. RUN TMSRINIT ON THAT CPU.
JOB02553 TMSXT17I BEGIN UPDATES TO SYNCHRONIZE TMCS.
JOB02553 TMSXT15I CHECK FOR TMC UPDATES NEEDED.
JOB02553 TMSXT18I NO MORE TMC UPDATES REQUIRED.
JOB02553 TMSXT19I END UPDATES TO SYNCHRONIZE TMCS.
JOB02553 TMSXT23I PREPARE TO SWITCH ACTIVE TMCS.
JOB02553 TMSXT11I ENQUEUE TO LOCKOUT TMC ACTIVITY.
JOB02553 TMSXT26I FINAL CHECK FOR UPDATES TO TMC.
JOB02553 TMSXT15I CHECK FOR TMC UPDATES NEEDED.
JOB02553 TMSXT18I NO MORE TMC UPDATES REQUIRED.
JOB02553 TMSXT21I SIGNAL CPUS TO SWITCH TMCS.
JOB02553 TMSXT27I DISABLE OLD TMC FOR ADDITIONAL DATA.
JOB02553 TMSXT12I DEQUEUE TO UNLOCK TMC ACTIVITY.
JOB02553 *TMSMR03I CA 1 SWITCHING TO NEW TMC
JOB02553 *TMSMR04I CA 1 SWITCHED TO NEW TMC
JOB02553 *IEFTMS9 TMC BACKUP REQUIRED, AUDIT FILE UTILIZATION IS CURRENTLY 80%
JOB02553 TMSXT31I RENAMING TMCDSN.N TO TMCDSN
JOB02553 *TMSMR09I CLEARED EXTEND STATUS FOR ALL CPUS.
JOB02553 TMSXT99I TMSXTEND COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
JOB02553 AIGM100 --TIMINGS (MINS
JOB02553 AIGM100 JOBNAME STEPNAME PROCSTEP RC EXCP CONN TCB SRB
JOB02553 AIGM101 TMSXTEND STEP01 00 13627 1039 .00 .00
Release : 14.0
Component : CA 1 Tape Management
The reason the TMSXT98R is issued before vs after COPY/EXTEND processing is based on the size of your Audit and TMC files.
TMSXTEND calls both TMSAUDEX and TMSBLDVR. TMSAUDEX scans the Audit and TMSBLDVR scans the TMC. The size of the TMC and Audit files will determine when the message will be issued, based upon which processing completes first. If the Audit file is smaller than the TMC you will get the message before COPY/EXTEND processing completes. If the Audit file is larger than the TMC you will get the message after COPY/EXTEND processing completes.
Both conditions are normal.