> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richbourg, Claude > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Disappearing Master Catalog entries. > > This is a strange one and I just opened a PMR with IBM. > > Scenario: > I have a three lpars, one at z/OS 1.9 and two at z/OS 1.7. > The 1.9 system is our sandbox area and I am starting the clone of the > test lpar to be at 1.9. > > The driving system has been the sandbox 1.9, which the new > master cat is > connected to. Catalog work was done building it for the 1.9 system > datasets, vsam using the SYS5 alias. > The new mastercat was disconnected and import connected to > the test 1.7 > system. Using an alias of SYS5 to pick up vsam files, then do an > alter/rename. I noticed some of the files; both ps and vsam > were missing > from the new mastercat, just a few. LOGREC, PAGE, SYS1 custom > files.... > > I discovered this when I was using the New Era product, Image > Focus. It > simulates an IPL to test basic structure, dsn's and so forth. > > Has anyone seen such strange behavior? I also had a PAGE.....DATA file > that would not show up on the IDCAMS listcat ALL job. I tried > to rename > a SYS5.PAGE...DATA and it show up with return code 12, duplicate data > set. > > I got the good folks at DINO software involved and we found the hiding > entry > in the new master cat and deleted it. Fine for that one dsn > but more are > 'disappearing'! > > Straching my head... > Claude
Could the "disappearing" entries have something in the catalog record which z/OS 1.7 does not understand? If so, maybe that is the problem? Just a wild guess. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
