I just ran into something like this. I had a dataset with corrupted SMS info.
You can do DELETE NOSCRATCH to get rid of the catalog entry first, then do DELETE NVR or DELETE VVR. That will get rid of the VVDS record, and the space. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of McKown, John > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 3:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Delete nonSMS dataset from SMS volume > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John > > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:34 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Delete nonSMS dataset from SMS volume > > > > > > Hi, all, > > > > Doing some pre-migration cleanup and have encountered one > > obsolete dataset > > that just won't go away. "Normal" delete attempts give RC=8 > > and diagnostic > > data x'04060020' from DADSM, which according to DFSMSdfp > > Diagnosis means: > > > > "Verification of SMS flags failed; caller indicates data set is not > > SMS-managed, but FMT4 DSCB indicates that it is an SMS > > volume. This error > > might be caused by a damaged catalog entry. Issuing the > > recatalog command > > might clear this error." > > > > Well, RECATALOG didn't work, either. I can DELETE NOSTRATCH > > and DEFINE > > NVSAM for it all day, but can't get the dataset out of the > > VTOC without > > using "gymnastics" I haven't learned yet. > > > > How best to get rid of this relic dataset? > > > > TIA, > > > > -jc- > > It's been too long for me, but have you tried a DELETE dsn NVR > FILE(ddname)? Or VVR instead of NVR for a VSAM dataset. > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > UICI Insurance Center > Information Technology > -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
