The VSAM dataset is cataloged in a ICF catalog.  They are not SYS1.anything.  
The dataset is a SMPE CSI dataset cataloged in a user ICF catalog.  I can 
restore non-VSAM datasets with the same HLQ of the VSAM dataset.

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On 1/25/25 1:07 AM, Brian Westerman 
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>  RESTORE  -
>          INDDNAME(TAPE) OUTDDNAME(DASD1)  -
>          DATASET(INCLUDE(**)) LOGICALVOLUME(111111)  -
>          REPLACE
>  
>  The following data sets cannot be processed by physical data set DUMP or 
> RESTORE operations:
>  
>      VSAM data sets not cataloged in an integrated catalog facility catalog.
>      Page, swap, and SYS1.STGINDEX data sets.
>  
>  
>  So, if you are doing a physcial dump (probably dump full) then the VSAM 
> dataset you are trying to restore likely doesn't exist in your current 
> catalog structure.  You could however restore the entire volume and do a 
> dataset copy from volume to volume and catalog it then during the copy 
> operation.
>  
>  The reason it won't work if it doesn't already exist in your catalog 
> structure is that it can't get the data from the VVDS of the volume you are 
> restoring from and it can't see it in your BCS, so it doesn't have enough 
> information to create the valid dataset.  If you r estore the volume first, 
> it will be able to get the needed info from the VVDS of that volume when it 
> copies the dataset to the "new" volume.
>  
>  If you don't want to have to operate in that manner, then you would need to 
> change your backup process to do logical backups instead of physical ones.
>  
>  Or, if you have HSM, you could use HSM to do the volume backups and dumps 
> and then you can restore from those.
>  
>  Brian
>  
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