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DFSMShsm is issuing ARCAUDIT, ARCBACK, ARCGPAL and ARCUPDT reserves even though CDSQ is set to YES and CDSR is set to NO.

Troubleshooting


Problem

Why are reserves being issued for ARCAUDIT, ARCBACK, ARCGPAL, and ARCUPDT in DFSMShsm when the environment is CDSQ=Y and CDSR=N? 

Symptom

Monitoring GRS enqueue reserves to prepare for a GDPS implementation, customer found that DFSMShsm was issuing RESERVEs for the following resources:
ARCAUDIT
ARCBACK
ARCGPAL
ARCUPDT.
The DFSMShsm Implementation and Customization Guide indicate with CDSQ=Y, CDS=R that a reserve would not be issued. 

Environment

DFSMShsm CDSQ=Y CDSR=N  

Diagnosing The Problem

In reviewing the module that issues the reserve, confirmed that DFSMShsm was issuing a RESERVE=TEST to see whether HSM had the reserve on the resource.  This particular processing has been done for many years.  
Reviewed the customer's GRS records and confirmed that DFSMShsm was doing RESERVE=TEST to see whether it had the resource. 

Resolving The Problem

Applications issuing a RESERVE=TEST do not trigger an error event in GDPS.  The RESERVE=TEST can be ignored.  

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 September 2022

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ibm16621143