Librarian master file initialization errors using DISP=SHR/OLD

Products

• Librarian

Issue/Introduction

The following error messages returned when initializing an existing Librarian master file using DISP=SHR/OLD and the -OPT INIT and/or the -OPT BKUPDISK cards.

  *** ERROR ***          MASTER FILE CANNOT BE INITIALIZED AS NOT NEW FILE.  (The case of -OPT INIT)
  *** ERROR ***          BACKUP FILE CANNOT BE INITIALIZED AS NOT NEW FILE.  (The case of -OPT BKUPDISK)

Environment

Component: Librarian

Cause

After R4.3 + PTF QO93714 or R4.4, in order to prevent the corruption of master file, initialization process of a Librarian master file using DISP=SHR/OLD returns an error.

Resolution

When you initialize a master file, you need to create a new master file by using DISP=NEW.
Also, when you want to change only the parameter setting for your existing master file, you need to use the -OPT REINIT.

Additional Information

You can still initialize the master file using DISP=SHR/OLD after applying the following special solutions.
If you need these special solutions, please contact Broadcom support.

For R4.3/SO05 - RO06895 + RS06899
For R4.4 - RS40536

The following are the sample JCLs for master file initialization with DISP=SHR/OLD.

Sample for  -OPT INIT:

 //      JOB
 //STEP01   EXEC PGM=AFOLIBR
 //STEPLIB   DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=your CA-Librarian load library
 //SYSPRINT  DD  SYSOUT=*
 //MASTER    DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=your CA-Librarian Master file         <= your existing master file
 //OSJOB     DD  DUMMY
 //SYSIN     DD  *
 -OPT INIT,DISK,COMPRESS=FULL,SEQ=/1,6,10,10/,ARC=10
 /*                                                       
 //

Sample JCL for -OPT BKUPDISK:

 //      JOB
 //STEP01   EXEC PGM=AFOLIBR,PARM='NRJS,NJTA'
 //STEPLIB   DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=your CA-Librarian load library
 //SYSPRINT  DD  SYSOUT=*
 //INDEX     DD  SYSOUT=*
 //MASTER    DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=your CA-Librarian Master file
 //OSJOB     DD  DUMMY
 //BACKUP    DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=your CA-Librarian BACKUP Master file  <= your existing master file
 //SYSIN     DD  *
 -OPT BKUPDISK,INDEX
 /*
 //