First step is to look up the message and see if it helps What steps did you take to add the new system to SMS?
Did you do a validate after doing your steps? When was the last time you successfully added a system to the SMS configuration? Do you have a checklist of what steps to take when adding a new system to the configuration? Please provide them IGD049I ACTIVATE FAILED - {SCDS|ACDS} dsname IS AN INVALID CONFIGURATION Explanation An ACTIVATE request attempted to use the storage management subsystem (SMS) data set name, which is either: source control data set (SCDS) active control data set (ACDS) If the data set is SCDS, the data set has an incorrect status because the configuration was not validated when it was defined or modified through ISMF. If the data set is ACDS, the data set is one of the following: In error Empty Does not exist In the message text: dsname The data set name. System action The system ignores the request. Operator response Notify the system programmer. System programmer response If the data set is a SCDS, validate the data set using ISMF. Reinitiate the ACTIVATE request. If the data set is an ACDS, correct the data set. Reinitiate the ACTIVATE request. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of johnnydeep san > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 9:38 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: SCDS SYS1.SCDS IS AN INVALID > > Hello all, > > I did "SCDS BASE ALTER" for adding a new system, getting below error while > trying to activating CDS. Please guide me > > "IGD049I ACTIVATE FAILED - SCDS SYS1.SCDS IS AN INVALID CONFIGURATION " > . > > > > > > ++JD++ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN