VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
I notice that when I do a 3.4 via TSO on VOLUME PROD01 I receive the error message Incomplete VTOC List. To get more info I hit PF1 and received the message Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist'. I checked the contents of the volume and it does show that SYS1.VTOCIX.PROD01. I executed the ICKDSF utility BUILDIX IXVTOC, but it was unsuccessful: ICK31505I 9B3F VTOC FORMAT IS CURRENTLY IXFORMAT, REQUEST REJECTED ICK31515I 9B3F BUILDIX COMMAND FAILED. I verified the volume status via ISMF and the INDEX STATUS it is ENABLED. Is there anything else I can try to fix this problem? Thanks to you all in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
First change it to an OSVTOC, then back to an IXVTOC. I've had to do that on rare occassion in the past. BUILDIX OSVTOC BUILDIX IXVTOC -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. I notice that when I do a 3.4 via TSO on VOLUME PROD01 I receive the error message Incomplete VTOC List. To get more info I hit PF1 and received the message Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist'. I checked the contents of the volume and it does show that SYS1.VTOCIX.PROD01. I executed the ICKDSF utility BUILDIX IXVTOC, but it was unsuccessful: ICK31505I 9B3F VTOC FORMAT IS CURRENTLY IXFORMAT, REQUEST REJECTED ICK31515I 9B3F BUILDIX COMMAND FAILED. I verified the volume status via ISMF and the INDEX STATUS it is ENABLED. Is there anything else I can try to fix this problem? Thanks to you all in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
John, I tried your suggestion and the job was successful. However, when do a 3.4 I get the same error message. In the ICKDSF JOB the only messages posted for both steps were : ICK2I ICKDSF PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0 Would I need to delte the OSVTOC before I do the BUILDIX? --- On Fri, 12/2/10, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com wrote: From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com Subject: Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Received: Friday, 12 February, 2010, 4:46 AM First change it to an OSVTOC, then back to an IXVTOC. I've had to do that on rare occassion in the past. BUILDIX OSVTOC BUILDIX IXVTOC -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. I notice that when I do a 3.4 via TSO on VOLUME PROD01 I receive the error message Incomplete VTOC List. To get more info I hit PF1 and received the message Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist'. I checked the contents of the volume and it does show that SYS1.VTOCIX.PROD01. I executed the ICKDSF utility BUILDIX IXVTOC, but it was unsuccessful: ICK31505I 9B3F VTOC FORMAT IS CURRENTLY IXFORMAT, REQUEST REJECTED ICK31515I 9B3F BUILDIX COMMAND FAILED. I verified the volume status via ISMF and the INDEX STATUS it is ENABLED. Is there anything else I can try to fix this problem? Thanks to you all in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html __ Yahoo!7: Catch-up on your favourite Channel 7 TV shows easily, legally, and for free at PLUS7. www.tv.yahoo.com.au/plus7 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
OSVTOC simply disables the VTOC index. For me, that has always resulted in the IXVTOC causing it to be rebuilt. I'm afraid that I'm at a loss as to why the IXVTOC after the OSVTOC didn't fix your problem. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 12:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. John, I tried your suggestion and the job was successful. However, when do a 3.4 I get the same error message. In the ICKDSF JOB the only messages posted for both steps were : ICK2I ICKDSF PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0 Would I need to delte the OSVTOC before I do the BUILDIX? --- On Fri, 12/2/10, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com wrote: From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com Subject: Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Received: Friday, 12 February, 2010, 4:46 AM First change it to an OSVTOC, then back to an IXVTOC. I've had to do that on rare occassion in the past. BUILDIX OSVTOC BUILDIX IXVTOC -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. I notice that when I do a 3.4 via TSO on VOLUME PROD01 I receive the error message Incomplete VTOC List. To get more info I hit PF1 and received the message Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist'. I checked the contents of the volume and it does show that SYS1.VTOCIX.PROD01. I executed the ICKDSF utility BUILDIX IXVTOC, but it was unsuccessful: ICK31505I 9B3F VTOC FORMAT IS CURRENTLY IXFORMAT, REQUEST REJECTED ICK31515I 9B3F BUILDIX COMMAND FAILED. I verified the volume status via ISMF and the INDEX STATUS it is ENABLED. Is there anything else I can try to fix this problem? Thanks to you all in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html __ Yahoo!7: Catch-up on your favourite Channel 7 TV shows easily, legally, and for free at PLUS7. www.tv.yahoo.com.au/plus7 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists
Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:02:28 -0800, John Dawes jhn_da...@yahoo.com.au wrote: John, I tried your suggestion and the job was successful. However, when do a 3.4 I get the same error message. In the ICKDSF JOB the only messages posted for both steps were : ICK2I ICKDSF PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0 Would I need to delte the OSVTOC before I do the BUILDIX? --- On Fri, 12/2/10, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com wrote: From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com Subject: Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Received: Friday, 12 February, 2010, 4:46 AM First change it to an OSVTOC, then back to an IXVTOC. I've had to do that on rare occassion in the past. BUILDIX OSVTOC BUILDIX IXVTOC -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. I notice that when I do a 3.4 via TSO on VOLUME PROD01 I receive the error message Incomplete VTOC List. To get more info I hit PF1 and received the message Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist'. I checked the contents of the volume and it does show that SYS1.VTOCIX.PROD01. I executed the ICKDSF utility BUILDIX IXVTOC, but it was unsuccessful: ICK31505I 9B3F VTOC FORMAT IS CURRENTLY IXFORMAT, REQUEST REJECTED ICK31515I 9B3F BUILDIX COMMAND FAILED. I verified the volume status via ISMF and the INDEX STATUS it is ENABLED. Is there anything else I can try to fix this problem? Thanks to you all in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html __ Yahoo!7: Catch-up on your favourite Channel 7 TV shows easily, legally, and for free at PLUS7. www.tv.yahoo.com.au/plus7 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Don't try deleting the OSVTOC ... you'll be sorry if you actually succeed! Speculating ... this sounds like you may have run out of space in the index, and the rebuild is not successful. You need to delete the index and create a new/larger one. To delete: //BUILDOS EXEC PGM=ICKDSF,REGION=4M,PARM='NOREPLYU' //SYSIN DD * BUILDIX OSVTOC DDNAME(DISK) PURGE //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //DISK DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=volume To rebuild: //BUILDIX EXEC PGM=ICKDSF,REGION=4M,PARM='NOREPLYU' //SYSIN DD * BUILDIX IXVTOC DDNAME(DISK) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //DISK DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=volume //INDEX DD DISP=(NEW,KEEP),DSN=SYS1.VTOCIX.volume, // UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=SMHSM1, // SPACE=(TRK,more) -- no secondary ... more=a larger value than previous Make sure that you vary the disk device offline to all MVS images other than the one where you plan to run the jobs. (This depends on z/OS release; but varying offline always works.) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm
Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
Hi John Laubenheimer Could you finish your train of thought. I didn't get your suggestion. Sorry, for addressing your full name it is just I didn't want to confuse John McKown's reply. --- On Fri, 12/2/10, John Laubenheimer jlaubenhei...@doitt.nyc.gov wrote: From: John Laubenheimer jlaubenhei...@doitt.nyc.gov Subject: Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Received: Friday, 12 February, 2010, 5:42 AM On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:02:28 -0800, John Dawes jhn_da...@yahoo.com.au wrote: John, I tried your suggestion and the job was successful. However, when do a 3.4 I get the same error message. In the ICKDSF JOB the only messages posted for both steps were : ICK2I ICKDSF PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0 Would I need to delte the OSVTOC before I do the BUILDIX? --- On Fri, 12/2/10, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com wrote: From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com Subject: Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Received: Friday, 12 February, 2010, 4:46 AM First change it to an OSVTOC, then back to an IXVTOC. I've had to do that on rare occassion in the past. BUILDIX OSVTOC BUILDIX IXVTOC -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist. I notice that when I do a 3.4 via TSO on VOLUME PROD01 I receive the error message Incomplete VTOC List. To get more info I hit PF1 and received the message Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist'. I checked the contents of the volume and it does show that SYS1.VTOCIX.PROD01. I executed the ICKDSF utility BUILDIX IXVTOC, but it was unsuccessful: ICK31505I 9B3F VTOC FORMAT IS CURRENTLY IXFORMAT, REQUEST REJECTED ICK31515I 9B3F BUILDIX COMMAND FAILED. I verified the volume status via ISMF and the INDEX STATUS it is ENABLED. Is there anything else I can try to fix this problem? Thanks to you all in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html __ Yahoo!7: Catch-up on your favourite Channel 7 TV shows easily, legally, and for free at PLUS7. www.tv.yahoo.com.au/plus7 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Don't try deleting the OSVTOC ... you'll be sorry if you actually succeed! Speculating ... this sounds like you may have run out of space in the index, and the rebuild is not successful. You need to delete the index and create a new/larger one. To delete: //BUILDOS EXEC PGM=ICKDSF,REGION=4M,PARM='NOREPLYU' //SYSIN DD * BUILDIX OSVTOC DDNAME(DISK) PURGE //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //DISK DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=volume To rebuild: //BUILDIX EXEC PGM=ICKDSF,REGION=4M,PARM='NOREPLYU' //SYSIN DD * BUILDIX IXVTOC DDNAME(DISK) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //DISK DD DISP=OLD,UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=volume //INDEX DD DISP=(NEW,KEEP),DSN=SYS1.VTOCIX.volume, // UNIT=SYSALLDA,VOL=SER=SMHSM1, // SPACE=(TRK,more) -- no secondary ... more
Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
Would I need to delte the OSVTOC before I do the BUILDIX? I don't think so! That would be like curing a headache by decapitation. Without an OSVTOC, a device is just so much spinning rust (sorry, particulate matter). - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VTOC ERROR - Index entry not included because VTOC entry does not exist.
My thought is that the index ran out of space, and either didn't issue a message, or you missed it. The BUILD OSVTOC PURGE will convert to an OSVTOC and delete the existing index. The following JCL will allocate a new index (size of your choosing), and convert it back to indexed format. The OSVTOC itself is described by the format 4 DSCB (plus the other DSCBs along with it); there is no interface to delete it. (Other than ICKDSF INIT, that is.) It is not a separate dataset. If you actually could delete this, you would have essentially deleted all datasets on the volume, and the BUILDIX command will have nothing to work with. Now, since reallocating the index will probably result in the index being located in a different place on the volume, you need to get other MVS images out of the picture until the rebuild is complete by varying the device offline to the other MVS images. Once complete, you can vary the device back online to the other images. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
