You might be able to REPRO the DATA component separately to another file with fewer volumes, and then use that to rebuild the INDEX if you want to keep the file.
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 2:56 PM, John McKown <[email protected]>wrote: > You might try: > > //IEFBR14 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 > //DELETE DD DISP=(OLD,DELETE,DELETE),DSN=VSAM.DATA.SET > //* > > The initiator can now create and delete VSAM data sets. Another possibility > is to do an IDCAMS delete with the NOSCRATCH option. Then you will need to > do a > > DELETE component.name VVR FILE(ddname) > > with one DELETE for each component.name on each volume upon which it > resides being listed separately. With said volumes being allocated to a > unique DD name. Like: > > //Vvolser DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=SYSDA,VOL=SER=volser > > > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Guy Eshel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here's an interesting puzzle... > > > > We have a VSAM data set, which currently occupies more than 59 volumes: > > - The data component spans on 59. > > - The index component spans on 2, but one of them is not among the data's > > 59. > > Which sums up to 60 volumes. > > > > The actual data is accessable just fine - no issues reported from the > > batch process using it. > > > > But now we want to get rid of the file, yet every attempt at manipulating > > the data set itself (moving / deleting / reorganizing / migrating) fails > > with errors such as: > > IKJ56882I DATA SET VSAM.DATA.SET NOT ALLOCATED, TOO MANY VOLUMES > > IKJ56882I NUMBER OF VOLUMES SPECIFIED EXCEEDS LIMIT > > or > > IEF195I DELJOB IDCAMS VSAMDD - MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DEVICES FOR DD EXCEEDED > > > > Haven't had any luck using IDCAMS / dfDSS / dfHSM / CA-Disk. > > We have Catalog RecoveryPlus, but it doesn't offer a complete deletion > > solution. Using it will probably require various ZAPs and cleanup. > > > > Is there a proper way to deal with this? Any suggestions would be > > appreciated... > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > -- > Wasn't there something about a PASCAL programmer knowing the value of > everything and the Wirth of nothing? > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Thank you and best regards, *Billy Ashton* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
