Database Management for Db2 for z/OS Post Install Create receives BPA0002E UNABLE TO DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATE FILE - RETURN CODE 0004714

Products

• DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR DB2 FOR Z/OS
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Utilities Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - SQL Performance Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Recovery Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Performance Suite
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Administration Suite

Issue/Introduction

The Database Management for Db2 for z/OS Post Install Create job ssid0001 (which executes the ssidDDL member created in the Compare ssid0000) received the following error:  

BPA0002E: UNABLE TO DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATE FILE - RETURN CODE 0004714.
 IKJ56245I DATA SET xxxxxx.PTDB.TID860.ssid.DA.U NOT
  ALLOCATED, NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON VOLUMES+
 IKJ56245I USE DELETE COMMAND TO DELETE UNUSED DATA SETS
 RETCODE =     8

This occurred in the beginning of the .CALL UTIL LOADs, when work datasets were allocated; PTIDISC (SYSDISC - .D), PTIERR(SYSERR - .E), PTIMAP (SYSMAP  - .M) and PTIUT1(SYSUT1 - .U).

Environment

 

Cause

In this case SMS Managed storage was not utilized therefore the volume used for the work dataset allocations ran out of space.

Resolution

Clean up the volume in question by deleting or moving datasets to provide space for the work dataset allocations.

IBM doc on allocation errors: 

Interpreting error reason codes from DYNALLOC

4714

Meaning: More space was requested than is available on the DASD volume, or the DASD volume's VTOC is full, or the DASD volume's VTOC Index (VTOCIX) is full. (environmental error)

Application programmer action: Check the validity of the track quantity specified on the space quantity specification text unit keys. If it was incorrect, change it. If it was correct, change the request to a different volume.

Resubmit the request. 

System programmer action: Enlarge the VTOC or VTOCIX as necessary.

Corresponding message: IKJ56245I

BPA0002E