EC888 WARNING: POINTER DATA LOST DUE TO VSAM ERROR

Explanation
The active EDS ran out of space before all of the workload or resource data for the current reporting interval had been written. The collector unsuccessfully attempted to remove the incomplete set of records from the EDS so that they could be rewritten to the next EDS. Messages EC895 and EC896 should precede this message.  

System action
The collector continues, provided that an EDS is available or SMF recording is allowed. However, to avoid duplicate records on different data stores, no attempt is made to rewrite the affected workload or resource data for this interval to the next EDS. Therefore, one interval's data for a particular resource or workload is probably inaccessible for reporting purposes. 

User response
The collector should recover fully from this situation and resume normal collection. In addition to the unavailability of an interval's data for reporting, there may be other problems associated with the EDS that suffered the error. Check the preceding messages (EC895 and EC896) and respond accordingly. If you are unable to resolve this problem from the information available and/or you suspect an internal error, forward the Input/Error Message Log and a tape backup (REPRO) of the problem EDS to IBM Software Support.   