PM69138: IEF861I CONTENTION ERRORS POSSIBLE DURING SEVERAL SIMULTANEOUS SYSTEM LEVEL BACKUPS WITH RECOVERY EXPERT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The message 'IEF861I FOLLOWING RESERVED DATA SET NAMES
  UNAVAILABLE' can be issued when Recovery Expert is used to
  create system backups for multiple DB2 systems at the same time.
  This errors occurs under the following conditions:
  .
  The same Recovery Expert repository is used for both (or all)
  the jobs.
  The job contains steps to perform both the Recovery Expert
  System Backup and the steps to backup the internal recovery
  expert repository.
  

Local fix

• Add a job card before step 3. This job card should use the same
  job name that is being used for the 3 step job. When this JCL is
  submitted, it will create two separate jobs with the same job
  card.  The first job will contain steps 1 and 2 and the second
  job will contain step 3. Because the job card uses the same job
  name, the repository backup job will wait until the SLB/Offload
  job is complete.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Recovery Expert for Z/OS.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The message 'IEF861I FOLLOWING RESERVED *
  *                      DATA SET NAMES UNAVAILABLE' can be      *
  *                      issued when Recovery Expert is used to  *
  *                      create system backups for multiple DB2  *
  *                      systems at the same time. This errors   *
  *                      occurs under the following conditions:  *
  *                      The same Recovery Expert repository is  *
  *                      used for both (or all) the jobs. The    *
  *                      job contains steps to perform both the  *
  *                      Recovery Expert System Backup and the   *
  *                      steps to backup the internal recovery   *
  *                      expert repository.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Code has been changed to correct this condition.
  

Problem conclusion

• APPLY the PTF.
  

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:

  UK81785

Modules/Macros

•    ARY#HCHK ARY#HSM  ARY#OBIO ARY#PEND ARY#RPBK
  ARY#YARC ARY#YCAL ARY#YCTL ARY#YDEL ARY@BAKO ARY@DB2R ARY@IMCR
  ARY@IVP  ARY@MSGS ARY@SCKP ARY@SIMG ARY@SOIC ARYSBKPJ H30R220J
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 REC EXPERT

• Fixed component ID

  5697H7400

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UK81785

     UP12/09/20 P F209

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.