OA50200: LISTCAT SHOWS LOG(NULL) INSTEAD OF LOG(NONE) AFTER ARECOVER

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Data sets backed up with ABARS and restored using the
  DSCONFLICT(REPLACE) parm of ARECOVER, will not be restored with
  the RLS attributes of the source data set. LOG, LOGSTREAMID, or
  LOGREPLICATE.
  

Local fix

• Update the data set once it has been ARECOVERed so that
  LOG(NONE) is set.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All z/OS DFSMShsm users of the ABARS         *
  *                 function.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: User has ABACKUP'd a VSAM RLS data set  *
  *                      with the RLS attribute LOG=NONE. The    *
  *                      data set is ARECOVER'd. A LISTCAT shows *
  *                      the RLS LOG attribute as NULL.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  User issues the ARECOVER command on the recovery system
  expecting the data set to be recovered with the same RLS
  attributes as it was backed up with.  ARECOVER does not change
  the RLS attributes of an existing or pre-allocated data set at
  ARECOVER time.
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR is closed DOC.  The following will be added to the
  z/OS DFSMShsm Storage Administration book, publication number
  SC23-6871-03. The note is added to the section titled 'Catalog
  considerations during ARECOVER processing', under item number 2.
  
  NOTE: If a catalog entry exists for a VSAM RLS data set,
  existing RLS attributes will be maintained even if
  DSCONFLICT(REPLACE) was specified on the ARECOVER command.
  

Temporary fix

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Fix information

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