How to delete obsolete entries from the FDS
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ARCHIVE MANAGMNT
DATA SET NAME DATE EXPDATE CLASS
-------------------------------------------- -------- -------- --------
dddddd.dd#d#.dddd#.d#####.d#######.d####### 2010.004 1999.365 mmmmm
dddddd.dd#d#.dddd#.d#####.d#######.d####### 2010.004 1999.365 mmmmm
The above datasets no longer reside on disk but they still resides in the FDS, so how to clean them out of the FDS.
Environment
Release : All
Product : Disk Backup and Restore - MVS
Resolution
if the field :
SMS FLGS contains '08'
issuing the LISTS command for these datasets, this means 'Management Class bypassed.' as in the documentation:
So, when the datasets were archived , the Sysparm SMSMCBYPY (or B) was used and 1999.365 was set as EXPDT.
Based on that, these records are a mix of SMS and NON-SMS datasets and in order to remove these obsolete DSNINDEX entries it is necessary to force the EXPTD and to blank out the MC:
1. Set an explicit expiration date that is different from 1999.365 for that entry, using the IXUPDATE utility as follows:
//STEP01 EXEC IXUPDATE
//SYSIN DD *
CHANGE DSN=abc.sms.ds,
MGMTCL=<>,EXPDT=yyyyddd
/*
Please indicate also a date that could be 1 week ago so that IXMAINT can be immediately executed to remove the entry.
Note that MC=<> means that the MC will be removed from the Dsnindex record.
2. Rerun the LISTD report
//STEP01 EXEC LISTD
//SYSIN DD *
LISTD DSN=abc.sms.ds,DUP,
FIELDS=(DSNAM,ATIME,ARCDT,FLGSC,FLGRC,VERS,EXPDT,
DS1MD,DS1UD,SMSMC)
/*
to verify the EXPDT has changed for that entry and the "SMS MC BYPASSED" flag is now on for that entry.
3. Run again the IXMAINT with DSNDELETE using the SMSMCBYPY and UNCATPSUX for that entry
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