Problem with the Backup VSAMFILE

Products

• Cleanup
• Datacom
• DATACOM - AD
• CIS
• COMMON SERVICES FOR Z/OS
• 90S SERVICES
• DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR DB2 FOR Z/OS
• COMMON PRODUCT SERVICES COMPONENT
• Common Services
• CA ECOMETER SERVER COMPONENT FOC
• Easytrieve Report Generator for Common Services
• INFOCAI MAINTENANCE
• IPC
• UNICENTER JCLCHECK COMMON COMPONENT
• Mainframe VM Product Manager
• CHORUS SOFTWARE MANAGER
• CA ON DEMAND PORTAL
• CA Service Desk Manager - Unified Self Service
• PAM CLIENT FOR LINUX ON MAINFRAME
• MAINFRAME CONNECTOR FOR LINUX ON MAINFRAME
• GRAPHICAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
• WEB ADMINISTRATOR FOR TOP SECRET
• Xpertware
• Top Secret
• Top Secret - LDAP
• Top Secret - VSE

Issue/Introduction

When running TSS MODI BACKUP, we got problems on the VSAMBKUP file:

TSS9096I SECURITY FILE BACKUP COMMENCING
TSS9145I VSAMFILE FILE BACKUP COMMENCING
IEC161I 084(048,054,IGG0CLFQ)-003,TSSPROC,TSS,VSAMBKUP,,, 990
IEC161I SBASEPRO.BASEPRVS.TSS.VSAMBKUP,,CATALOG.SBASEPRO
TSS9147E VSAMFILE FILE BACKUP FAILED
TSS9094I SECURITY FILE BACKUP COMPLETE

Environment

Release: TOPSEC00200-15-Top Secret-Security
Component:

Resolution

When running TSS MODI BACKUP, we got problems on the VSAMBKUP file:

 

TSS9096I SECURITY FILE BACKUP COMMENCING
TSS9145I VSAMFILE FILE BACKUP COMMENCING
IEC161I 084(048,054,IGG0CLFQ)-003,TSSPROC,TSS,VSAMBKUP,,, 990
IEC161I SBASEPRO.BASEPRVS.TSS.VSAMBKUP,,CATALOG.SBASEPRO
TSS9147E VSAMFILE FILE BACKUP FAILED
TSS9094I SECURITY FILE BACKUP COMPLETE

 

Additional Information

 

It's due to the 'REUSE' option not being specified when the VSAM backup file was allocated.

 

'REUSE' which MUST be used for the VSAMBKUP.