Fast Recover fails with PFR0048E and PFR0622I Reason Code 0220 using OBIDXLAT with stacked image copies

Products

• Fast Recover for DB2 for z/OS
• Database Management for DB2 for z/OS - Recovery Suite

Issue/Introduction

Fast Recover for Db2 for z/OS (PFR) RECOVER INDEX using the OBIDXLAT and FULLDSN keywords may fail with
the following messages during allocation of stacked image copies:

PFR0622I - UTILITY-ID: xx.xxxxxxx        HAS BEEN ADDED      
           FOR UTILITY: PFR                                   
           STATEMENT# :     2                                 
           CHECKSUM   :     0                                 
           RETURN CODE = 4, REASON CODE = 0220
           This Error has Occurred in CSECT - GRA@CCPY

PFR0048E - ALLOCATE FAILED FOR IMAGE COPY
     'dsname'

Resolution

To resolve this problem, utilize one of the following circumventions:

1. Separate the recovery into multiple steps with each RECOVER statement into its own JCL step. By splitting the process,
the tape volume is deallocated at the end of each step, allowing the subsequent steps to successfully allocate
the next dataset in the stack.

2. Modify the current Fast Recover syntax to use the FULLDD keyword instead of FULLDSN. This requires manual definition of the image copy
DD statements for the image copies in the JCL. This approach bypasses the dynamic allocation limitations encountered with FULLDSN
when working with stacked tape volumes.