Troubleshooting
Problem
IEF877E IEF244I IEF878I During activate of an SCDS when Dynamic Volume Count is greater than the number of enabled volumes in the Storage Group in which the CDS resides.
Symptom
IEF244I IEESYSAS SMS - UNABLE TO ALLOCATE 8 UNIT(S) 793
AT LEAST 8 OFFLINE UNIT(S) NEEDED.
IEF877E IEESYSAS NEEDS 8 UNIT(S) 794
FOR SMS SYS00017
FOR VOLUMES: PRIVAT- 8
OFFLINE, NOT ACCESSIBLE
0800 0803-0805 0809-080C 080E-0814 0816-0819
0F90-0F9F 0820 0822 0825-0828 082A-082F
IEF878I END OF IEF877E FOR IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017
*12 IEF238D IEESYSAS - REPLY DEVICE NAME OR 'CANCEL'.
R 12,CANCEL
IEE600I REPLY TO 12 IS;CANCEL
IEF196I IEF506I IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017 - NO STORAGE VOLUMES.
IEF196I 'VOLUME=PRIVATE' ASSUMED.
IGD058I UNEXPECTED ERROR WITH ACDS SMS.DVCACDS 802
IGD058I RETURN CODE 12 REASON CODE 6066
IGD058I DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION 2(00000004 00000484)
*13 IGD040D UNABLE TO COMPLETE CONFIGURATION REQUEST:
ACTIVATE SCDS AND ACDS - REPLY 'U' TO RETRY OR 'C' TO
PURGE REQUEST
R 13,C
IEE600I REPLY TO 13 IS;C
AT LEAST 8 OFFLINE UNIT(S) NEEDED.
IEF877E IEESYSAS NEEDS 8 UNIT(S) 794
FOR SMS SYS00017
FOR VOLUMES: PRIVAT- 8
OFFLINE, NOT ACCESSIBLE
0800 0803-0805 0809-080C 080E-0814 0816-0819
0F90-0F9F 0820 0822 0825-0828 082A-082F
IEF878I END OF IEF877E FOR IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017
*12 IEF238D IEESYSAS - REPLY DEVICE NAME OR 'CANCEL'.
R 12,CANCEL
IEE600I REPLY TO 12 IS;CANCEL
IEF196I IEF506I IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017 - NO STORAGE VOLUMES.
IEF196I 'VOLUME=PRIVATE' ASSUMED.
IGD058I UNEXPECTED ERROR WITH ACDS SMS.DVCACDS 802
IGD058I RETURN CODE 12 REASON CODE 6066
IGD058I DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION 2(00000004 00000484)
*13 IGD040D UNABLE TO COMPLETE CONFIGURATION REQUEST:
ACTIVATE SCDS AND ACDS - REPLY 'U' TO RETRY OR 'C' TO
PURGE REQUEST
R 13,C
IEE600I REPLY TO 13 IS;C
Other possible messages:
IGD057I ACDS PROD.SYS.SMS.ACDS1 RESOURCE UNAVAILABLE - 392
IGD057I ACDS PROD.SYS.SMS.ACDS1 RESOURCE UNAVAILABLE - 392
IGD057I RETURN CODE 00000004 REASON CODE 000002D6 010
IGD040D UNABLE TO COMPLETE CONFIGURATION REQUEST: ACTIVATE SCDS AND ACDS - REPLY 'U' TO RETRY OR 'C' TO PURGE REQUEST
R 10,C
Cause
If an ACDS and SCDS are created with a data class DYNAMIC VOLUME COUNT value greater than the number of available volumes in the storage group, IEF244I and IEF877E are issued when the user enters the SETSMS SCDS(xx) ACDS(yy) command.
SETSMS SCDS(SMS.DVCSCDS) ACDS(SMS.DVCACDS)
SETSMS SCDS(SMS.DVCSCDS) ACDS(SMS.DVCACDS)
Environment
Users at DFSMSdfp 1G0 and higher releases.
Diagnosing The Problem
IEF244I IEESYSAS SMS - UNABLE TO ALLOCATE 8 UNIT(S) 793
AT LEAST 8 OFFLINE UNIT(S) NEEDED.
IEF877E IEESYSAS NEEDS 8 UNIT(S) 794
FOR SMS SYS00017
FOR VOLUMES: PRIVAT- 8
OFFLINE, NOT ACCESSIBLE
0800 0803-0805 0809-080C 080E-0814 0816-0819
0F90-0F9F 0820 0822 0825-0828 082A-082F
IEF878I END OF IEF877E FOR IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017
*12 IEF238D IEESYSAS - REPLY DEVICE NAME OR 'CANCEL'.
R 12,CANCEL
IEE600I REPLY TO 12 IS;CANCEL
IEF196I IEF506I IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017 - NO STORAGE VOLUMES.
IEF196I 'VOLUME=PRIVATE' ASSUMED.
IGD058I UNEXPECTED ERROR WITH ACDS SMS.DVCACDS 802
IGD058I RETURN CODE 12 REASON CODE 6066
IGD058I DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION 2(00000004 00000484)
*13 IGD040D UNABLE TO COMPLETE CONFIGURATION REQUEST:
ACTIVATE SCDS AND ACDS - REPLY 'U' TO RETRY OR 'C' TO
PURGE REQUEST
R 13,C
IEE600I REPLY TO 13 IS;C
AT LEAST 8 OFFLINE UNIT(S) NEEDED.
IEF877E IEESYSAS NEEDS 8 UNIT(S) 794
FOR SMS SYS00017
FOR VOLUMES: PRIVAT- 8
OFFLINE, NOT ACCESSIBLE
0800 0803-0805 0809-080C 080E-0814 0816-0819
0F90-0F9F 0820 0822 0825-0828 082A-082F
IEF878I END OF IEF877E FOR IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017
*12 IEF238D IEESYSAS - REPLY DEVICE NAME OR 'CANCEL'.
R 12,CANCEL
IEE600I REPLY TO 12 IS;CANCEL
IEF196I IEF506I IEESYSAS SMS SYS00017 - NO STORAGE VOLUMES.
IEF196I 'VOLUME=PRIVATE' ASSUMED.
IGD058I UNEXPECTED ERROR WITH ACDS SMS.DVCACDS 802
IGD058I RETURN CODE 12 REASON CODE 6066
IGD058I DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION 2(00000004 00000484)
*13 IGD040D UNABLE TO COMPLETE CONFIGURATION REQUEST:
ACTIVATE SCDS AND ACDS - REPLY 'U' TO RETRY OR 'C' TO
PURGE REQUEST
R 13,C
IEE600I REPLY TO 13 IS;C
Resolving The Problem
This is also documented in DOC APAR OA05848.
Circumvention is to use a data class with a dynamic volume count less than the total number of enabled volumes in the storage group and in the system.
NOTE: For a non SMS-managed control data set, during an activation the Dynamic Volume Count or the Volume Count must be less than or equal to the number of volumes mounted as STORAGE.
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR ANY SETSCDS COMMAND:
DUE TO A SOFTWARE RESTRICTION THESE MESSAGES WILL APPEAR FOR ANY CDS THAT IS SMS-MANAGED AND DEFINED WITH A DVC GREATER THAN THE VOLCOUNT. THE ONLY CIRCUMVENTION IS TO REDEFINE THE CDS SO THAT THE VOLCOUNT IS EQUAL TO THE DVC, OR REMOVE THE DVC, OR MAKE IT NON SMS-MANAGED (NO STORAGE CLASS).
DUE TO A SOFTWARE RESTRICTION THESE MESSAGES WILL APPEAR FOR ANY CDS THAT IS SMS-MANAGED AND DEFINED WITH A DVC GREATER THAN THE VOLCOUNT. THE ONLY CIRCUMVENTION IS TO REDEFINE THE CDS SO THAT THE VOLCOUNT IS EQUAL TO THE DVC, OR REMOVE THE DVC, OR MAKE IT NON SMS-MANAGED (NO STORAGE CLASS).
Document Location
Worldwide
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Modified date:
28 August 2024
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