Tips & Tricks

This is a compendium of contributed notes from watchers who think these would be generally useful nuggets of information.

• 24 Nov 97
  • "Cannot Submit ZCHKDAY" error
    • it appears that the ZCHKDAY.IDA file which SLDPM prepares for the ZCHKDAY data input (HAD & REC files) sometimes gets stranded in the DP_JOBS:[ZCHKDAY] directory. SLDPM will then bleat that it can't submit the job.
      • the fix is to manually delete the ZCHKDAY.IDA file and resubmit.
• 03 Dec 97
  • Deleting datasets using  DoDelDs &  freeing tape

    • The DoDelDs command to deletes  datasets from the database.  If the dataset being deleted is the last dataset on a tape the tape is automatically "freed". This can be a problem if the dataset being deleted is an ACQ and it is the last file on the tape since we do not want to "free" any ACQ tapes. To avoid this, use the NOFREE option of the DoDelDs.

  • Fixing Jzd Dump jobs     Basics on how to and when to

    When a dump job is pending you can usually delete the job and then resubmit it.

    • tell sldpm deljob jzd_TYPE     (TYPE= RAN, BHA, 120 etc)
    • tell sldpm jzdsub  TYPE

Or you can just wait for the next cleanup to execute from sldpm...

If there is a tape problem -- i.e. reached end of tape,
you can resubmit the the job with the newtape option:
tell sldpm jzdsub ( newtape

If you need to look at the job files, they are on the VAX
SLDPM dp_job_root:[jzdump]
There are directories for each failed dump job that you can get the  log file from

March 3 , 1998

JAZZLIST Transfering File Error

SPMJDS068E Error transferring JAZZLIST file to remote node (RC=28)  

The JZD_dump JOB that generated the error is difficult to identify

WHAT TO DO:

Try to find the dump job that caused the error. Look at the various directories on the vax      dp_job_root:[jzdump]. Successful jobs leave no directory or files on disk. Failed jobs leave a directory (i.e. JDZ_RAN.dir) and the dump  jobs associated files. One such file flags the job as "FAILED".    Jobs with this status usually are not the culprit.   A file at the top level directory  with a filetype of JAZZLIST (ran.JAZZLIST)and no corresponding job directory,  or a   sub directory that has a file type of .JAZZLIST and no FAILED file is probably the job that failed. 

Delete the JAZZLIST file and the job directory from disk and then resubmit the dump job from SLDPM.

NOTE: if you look at the jzdump directory while dump jobs are running, you will see files and directories written to disk and then delete as each job finishes correctly. Be careful not to delete a running job's  files or directory.

You can also look at the consloe file for SLDPM. It is transfered to the vm account: SLDLAC. Search the file for the error message then look at the preceding   commands to determine which JZD-dump job caused the error.

FTP of JAZZLIST  FAILS

This occurs when when the VMS sldpm password has been changed and the vm/cms code has not been updated with the new password...

 

 

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