PROTSYM gets message "UTIL097 MISMATCH ON AVAILABLE FREE RECORDS IN ONE SAM", and IN25UTIL job S0C1 abends

Products

• InterTest - CICS
• InterTest - Batch

Issue/Introduction

PROTSYM gets message "UTIL097 MISMATCH ON AVAILABLE FREE RECORDS IN ONE SAM", and the IN25UTIL job abends with an 0C1.

Resolution

The workaround is to reorg the corrupted PROTSYM dataset.

Example: Reorganize the Symbolic File

This job unloads all programs, deletes and defines the symbolic file, initializes the symbolic file, reloads all programs, and generates a system report.

//UTILITY JOB
//UNLOAD EXEC PGM=IN25UTIL
//STEPLIB DD DSN=CAI.CAVHLOAD,DISP=SHR
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//MESSAGE DD SYSOUT=*
//UNLOAD DD DSN=USER.RELOAD,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,CATLG),SPACE=(CYL,(5,10),RLSE),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=2042,BLKSIZE=20420)
//PROTSYM DD DSN=CAI.PROTSYM,DISP=SHR
//CARDS DD *
UNLOAD=ALL
/*
//IDCAMS EXEC PGM=IDCAMS,COND=(0,NE,UNLOAD)
//SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=SER=SYMVOL,DISP=SHR
//SYSIN DD *
 DELETE 'CAI.PROTSYM'
 DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME(CAI.PROTSYM) -
 VOLUME(SYMVOL) -
 FILE(SYSUT1) -
 CYLINDERS(20) -
 CISZ(2048) -
 RECSZ(2040 2040) -
 SHR(4 4) -
 NUMBERED) -
 DATA (NAME(CAI.PROTSYM.DATA))
/*
//RELOAD EXEC PGM=IN25UTIL,COND=(0,NE,UNLOAD)
//STEPLIB DD DSN=CAI.CAVHLOAD,DISP=SHR
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*
//MESSAGE DD SYSOUT=*
//RELOAD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=USER.RELOAD,
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=2042,BLKSIZE=20420)
//PROTSYM DD DSN=CAI.PROTSYM,DISP=SHR
//CARDS DD *
PASSWORD=12345678
INITIALIZE
RELOAD=ALL
REPORT
/*

 

As long as there are corrupted records, IN25UTIL will continue to abend.  Running the reorg job will remove the corrupted records.