PH52619: GDPS DASD RESTORE NOT FUNCTIONING AS EXPECTED AFTER PH43407 23/02/14 PTF PECHANGE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• GDPS DASD Restore not functioning as expected in V4R5, and
  after installing PTF UI79907 or UI79908 for PH43407 in
  earlier releases.
  
  The DASD RESTORE operation incorrectly excludes CCAs 05x and
  above. The resulting "GDPS Metro FLASHCOPY RESTORE REPORT" in
  Netlog shows Execution Flag 'h' for the excluded volumes:
  h: FC1 volume is flagged "Safe To Delete" or "Capture In Doubt"
  
  The operation may also fail during Phase 5 as follows:
  
  GEO2753I STARTING RESTORE OF RS(1) VOLUMES USING COPY SET FC(1)
  GEO2754I RESTORE PHASE 1 VERIFICATION STARTED
  GEO2952W RESTORE PHASE 1 VERIFICATION ENDED WITH WARNINGS
  GEO2754I RESTORE PHASE 2 CONSISTENCY CHECKING STARTED
  GEO2755I RESTORE PHASE 2 CONSISTENCY CHECKING ENDED SUCCESSFULLY
  GEO2754I RESTORE PHASE 4 FCESTABLISH FC(1) TO RS(1) STARTED
  GEO2754I RESTORE PHASE 5 MONITOR FC(1) TO RS(1) STARTED
  GEO2756E RESTORE PHASE 5 MONITOR FC(1) TO RS(1) ENCOUNTERED
  ERRORS.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: GDPS Metro                                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                 keywords: GDPSMETRO/K                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: GDPS DASD RESTORE not functioning as    *
  *                      expected in V4R5, and after installing  *
  *                      PTF UI79907 or UI79908 for PH43407 in   *
  *                      earlier releases.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  The DASD RESTORE operation incorrectly excludes CCAs 05x and
  above. The operation may also fail during Phase 5.
  

Problem conclusion

• This PTF corrects the reported problem.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI91137 UI91138 UI91139

Modules/Macros

• VPCELCP1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  GDPS

• Fixed component ID

  694235B00

Applicable component levels

• R430 PSY UI91139

     UP23/03/29 P F303 ­

• R440 PSY UI91138

     UP23/03/29 P F303 ­

• R450 PSY UI91137

     UP23/03/29 P F303 ­

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