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PM46546: AVOID VARY COMMAND TO VARY VOLUMES OFFLINE AND ONLINE DURING SYSTEM BACKUP AND SYSTEM RESTORE OPERATIONS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Recovery Expert can send VARY Volume commands to z/OS when
    executing certain types of system backups and restores. This
    change allows users to specify they dont want Recovery Expert to
    perform those vary commands. A new ARY#PARM option can be
    specified called BYPASS_VARY Y. This will cause RE to avoid
    varying volumes offline when performing FlashCopy and Snap type
    backups where the target volumes are in SMS storage groups. This
    parm, when set to Y, will also cause RE to bypass VARYING the
    DB2 source volumes offline during a system restore.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Recovery Expert.                *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Recovery Expert can send VARY Volume    *
    *                      commands to z/OS when executing         *
    *                      certain types of system backups and     *
    *                      restores. This change allows users to   *
    *                      specify they dont want Recovery Expert  *
    *                      to perform those vary commands. A new   *
    *                      ARY#PARM option can be specified called *
    *                      BYPASS_VARY Y. This will cause RE to    *
    *                      avoid varying volumes offline when      *
    *                      performing FlashCopy and Snap type      *
    *                      backups where the target volumes are    *
    *                      in SMS storage groups. This parm, when  *
    *                      set to Y, will also cause RE to bypass  *
    *                      VARYING the DB2 source volumes offline  *
    *                      during a system restore.                *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
    ****************************************************************
    Code has been changed to correct this condition.
    

Problem conclusion

  • APPLY the PTF.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM46546

  • Reported component name

    DB2 REC EXPERT

  • Reported component ID

    5697H7400

  • Reported release

    220

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2011-08-26

  • Closed date

    2011-12-23

  • Last modified date

    2012-02-02

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

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

Modules/Macros

  •    ARY$ACES ARY$ADM2 ARY$ADM3 ARY$ALLC ARY$AXIS
    ARY$BJOB ARY$BLDJ ARY$BOOT ARY$BTCH ARY$CAF  ARY$CARD ARY$CRBA
    ARY$EQRY ARY$IDCM ARY$QSNP ARY$RBAD ARY$TSOC ARY$ZPAR ARY#AAPI
    ARY#ACES ARY#ALEX ARY#ALLC ARY#ALRN ARY#AUTL ARY#BKUP ARY#BSDS
    ARY#BSDU ARY#CDR  ARY#DCAF ARY#HCHK ARY#IDIO ARY#ISPS ARY#MIO
    ARY#MSGR ARY#OBIO ARY#OIO  ARY#OUT2 ARY#PARM ARY#PARS ARY#PEND
    ARY#PIO  ARY#RBA  ARY#RBAC ARY#RIO  ARY#RM24 ARY#RPSC ARY#SMS
    ARY#SYSP ARY#UTLB ARY#VOLS ARY#VTOC ARY#YARC ARY#YCAL ARY#YCTL
    ARY#YDEL ARY#YMCA ARY#YMCR ARY@BAKO ARY@BDB2 ARY@BHPG ARY@BSQL
    ARY@BULD ARY@CAF  ARY@CAFA ARY@CAFW ARY@DB2Q ARY@DB2R ARY@DOOD
    ARY@FIX1 ARY@HCHK ARY@IMCQ ARY@IMCR ARY@IVP  ARY@MAIN ARY@MSG
    ARY@NRPO ARY@ORD1 ARY@ORPT ARY@PEND ARY@RDB1 ARY@SCIT ARY@SCLP
    ARY@SCMD ARY@SCPT ARY@SDDU ARY@SDFG ARY@SFLD ARY@SIMG ARY@SIMX
    ARY@SIZ1 ARY@SLBL ARY@SNPC ARY@SNPD ARY@SNPV ARY@SOFF ARY@SOFR
    ARY@SOIC ARY@SRPT ARY@SRT1 ARY@SSIO ARY@YCPL ARY@YDRM ARY@YRBS
    ARY@ZTGT ARY@ZVV2 ARYCAUTH ARYCFIQT ARYCFIRB ARYDB2ST ARYDETST
    ARYDEXRI ARYDE8AN ARYDE8CA ARYDE8DA ARYDE8DB ARYDE8DT ARYDE8IC
    ARYDE8IP ARYDE8IX ARYDE8KA ARYDE8K0 ARYDE8K1 ARYDE8K2 ARYDE8K3
    ARYDE8OT ARYDE8OX ARYDE8PA ARYDE8PT ARYDE8P0 ARYDE8P1 ARYDE8P2
    ARYDE8P3 ARYDE8QA ARYDE8RA ARYDE8SA ARYDE8SG ARYDE8SR ARYDE8SS
    ARYDE8SV ARYDE8SY ARYDE8TA ARYDE8TB ARYDE8TC ARYDE8TP ARYDE8TR
    ARYDE8TS ARYDE8TV ARYDE8XA ARYLBCUA ARYLBCUC ARYLBCUD ARYLBCUE
    ARYLBCUF ARYLBCUG ARYLBCUH ARYLBCUI ARYLBCUJ ARYLBCUK ARYLBCUL
    ARYLBCUM ARYLBCUN ARYLBCUO ARYLBCUP ARYLBCUQ ARYLBCUX ARYLBCU0
    ARYLBCU1 ARYLBCU2 ARYLBCU3 ARYLBCU4 ARYLBCU5 ARYLBCU6 ARYLBCU7
    ARYLBCU8 ARYLBCU9 ARYLBC00 ARYLBC01 ARYLBNDA ARYLBNDB ARYLBNDC
    ARYLBND0 ARYLBND1 ARYLBND2 ARYLBND3 ARYLBND4 ARYLBND5 ARYLBND6
    ARYLBND7 ARYLBND8 ARYLBND9 ARYLBNUA ARYLBNUB ARYLBNUC ARYLBNUD
    ARYLBNUE ARYLBNUF ARYLBNUG ARYLBNUH ARYLBNUI ARYLBNUJ ARYLBNUK
    ARYLBNUL ARYLBNUM ARYLBNUN ARYLBNUO ARYLBNUP ARYLBNUQ ARYLBNUR
    ARYLBNUS ARYLBNUX ARYLBNU0 ARYLBNU1 ARYLBNU2 ARYLBNU3 ARYLBNU4
    ARYLBNU5 ARYLBNU6 ARYLBNU7 ARYLBNU8 ARYLBNU9 ARYLBN00 ARYLBN01
    ARYLBXK1 ARYLBXK3 ARYLBX01 ARYLBX02 ARYLBX05 ARYLBX06 ARYLB0UO
    ARYLB0UP ARYLB0UQ ARYLB0UZ ARYLB0U5 ARYLB0U6 ARYLB9DA ARYLB9DB
    ARYLB9DC ARYLB9DD ARYLB9D0 ARYLB9D1 ARYLB9D2 ARYLB9D3 ARYLB9D4
    ARYLB9D5 ARYLB9D6 ARYLB9D7 ARYLB9D8 ARYLB9D9 ARYLB9UA ARYLB9UB
    ARYLB9UC ARYLB9UD ARYLB9UE ARYLB9UF ARYLB9UG ARYLB9UH ARYLB9UI
    ARYLB9UJ ARYLB9UK ARYLB9UL ARYLB9UM ARYLB9UN ARYLB9UO ARYLB9UP
    ARYLB9UQ ARYLB9UR ARYLB9US ARYLB9UT ARYLB9UU ARYLB9UV ARYLB9UW
    ARYLB9UX ARYLB9UY ARYLB9U0 ARYLB9U1 ARYLB9U2 ARYLB9U3 ARYLB9U4
    ARYLB9U5 ARYLB9U6 ARYLB9U7 ARYLB9U8 ARYLB9U9 ARYLB900 ARYLB901
    ARYLDFLT ARYLDSN1 ARYLEVEL ARYLGC01 ARYLGN01 ARYLGX04 ARYLGX05
    ARYLHNAN ARYLHNAX ARYLHNBK ARYLHNBP ARYLHNCA ARYLHNCC ARYLHNDA
    ARYLHNDB ARYLHNDT ARYLHNFK ARYLHNIK ARYLHNIP ARYLHNIX ARYLHNKL
    ARYLHNKS ARYLHNLS ARYLHNPK ARYLHNPM ARYLHNQA ARYLHNQS ARYLHNRA
    ARYLHNRI ARYLHNSA ARYLHNSG ARYLHNSQ ARYLHNSR ARYLHNSV ARYLHNSY
    ARYLHNTA ARYLHNTB ARYLHNTC ARYLHNTP ARYLHNTR ARYLHNTS ARYLHNTV
    ARYLHNTX ARYLHNTZ ARYLHNUA ARYLHNUQ ARYLHNVX ARYLHNXA ARYLHNXP
    ARYLHNYX ARYLH0DT ARYLH0HK ARYLH0IK ARYLH0PK ARYLH0QS ARYLH0TB
    ARYLH0TC ARYLH0TS ARYLH0TZ ARYLH0UQ ARYLH0UZ ARYLH0VX ARYLH9AN
    ARYLH9BK ARYLH9BP ARYLH9CA ARYLH9DA ARYLH9DB ARYLH9DT ARYLH9IX
    ARYLH9KT ARYLH9QA ARYLH9QS ARYLH9RA ARYLH9RO ARYLH9SA ARYLH9SG
    ARYLH9SQ ARYLH9SR ARYLH9SY ARYLH9TA ARYLH9TB ARYLH9TC ARYLH9TP
    ARYLH9TR ARYLH9TS ARYLH9TV ARYLH9UA ARYLH9XA ARYLIX01 ARYLIX02
    ARYLIX04 ARYLIX05 ARYLJFDC ARYLJGCT ARYLJGCX ARYLJGPX ARYLJGRS
    ARYLJGUP ARYLJLAF ARYLJSXX ARYLJXAX ARYLJXFT ARYLJ0RL ARYLJ8AL
    ARYLJ8CL ARYLJ8CP ARYLJ8DB ARYLJ8DT ARYLJ8GS ARYLJ8IP ARYLJ8IX
    ARYLJ8OP ARYLJ8PK ARYLJ8PL ARYLJ8RL ARYLJ8RT ARYLJ8SG ARYLJ8SN
    ARYLJ8SQ ARYLJ8TB ARYLJ8TP ARYLJ8TR ARYLJ8TS ARYLJ8VW ARYLJ9AL
    ARYLJ9CL ARYLJ9CP ARYLJ9DB ARYLJ9DT ARYLJ9GS ARYLJ9IP ARYLJ9IX
    ARYLJ9OP ARYLJ9PK ARYLJ9PL ARYLJ9RL ARYLJ9RT ARYLJ9SG ARYLJ9SN
    ARYLJ9SQ ARYLJ9TB ARYLJ9TP ARYLJ9TR ARYLJ9TS ARYLJ9VW ARYLMB01
    ARYLMB02 ARYLMB04 ARYLOX00 ARYLOX01 ARYLQOXX ARYLQSDB ARYLQSGS
    ARYLQSIP ARYLQSIX ARYLQSOP ARYLQSPK ARYLQSPL ARYLQSSG ARYLQSTB
    ARYLQSTP ARYLQSTS ARYLQSXX ARYLQXFT ARYLXX00 ARYODTST ARYQTTSH
    ARYQTTSL ARYQTTST ARYRBTST ARYRDPDS ARYRPTSH ARYRPTSL ARYRPTST
    ARYSRXDB ARYSRXDT ARYSRXIX ARYSRXSG ARYSRXSQ ARYSRXSR ARYSRXSY
    ARYSRXTB ARYSRXTR ARYSRXTS ARYSRXTV ARYSR7SQ ARYSVC26 ARYUNICN
    ARYUTIM  ARYUTIMO ARYUTIMR ARYUTIMX ARYUTIM8 ARYUTIM9 ARYZDATE
    ARYZPEXT ARYZPIT
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    DB2 REC EXPERT

  • Fixed component ID

    5697H7400

Applicable component levels

  • R220 PSY UK75101

       UP12/01/05 P F201

Fix is available

  • Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 February 2012