"Hash algorithm could not be performed" message

A message stating hash algorithm could not be performed indicates that the IBM® Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility (ICSF) is not present on the z/OS system where the inactive data currently resides or that the ICSF started task is not running (or both).

If you intend to archive inactive data to an S3 or an IBM Cloud Object Storage cloud storage environment, the IBM Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility (ICSF) must be present on your z/OS system and the ICSF started task must be running.

Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm uses some functions of ICSF to perform the hashing that is necessary for S3 and IBM Cloud Object Storage API requests. If ICSF is not running, S3 and IBM Cloud Object Storage requests fail with an error stating that the hash algorithm could not be performed. In this case, start the ICSF started task and try the process again.