Restrictions

For cases in which the FlashCopy® target volume could not be initialized during FCWITHDRAW processing, using the FCNOCOPY keyword on the full volume copy and the FCWITHDRAW keyword on the full volume dump leaves the target volume (of the copy) in an indeterminate state. Some tracks on the volume might contain data from the source volume; other tracks might contain residual data from the target volume that existed before the copy. This indeterminate state can cause problems when accessing the target volume following the dump, if the VTOC locations of the source volumes and the target volumes are different before the copy. To avoid this problem, do one of the following:
- Ensure that the VTOC locations for the source volumes and the target volumes are the same before you initiate the copy.
- Add an ICKDSF INIT step for the target volume of the COPY in step 2. Add this step after step 4 (Backup the copies to tape using full volume dump). The target volume of the copy initializes and returns to a consistent state.
The FCWITHDRAW keyword is not supported for volumes attached at device address X'0000'.