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.
"Confidentially doc, I am the wabbit." Bugs Bunny Sent from Proton Mail Android -------- Original Message -------- On 1/25/25 1:07 AM, Brian Westerman <000006ba4ed225c9-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
