3.6. Where to look for more information

Here we list documents and APARS that you may find helpful for further information.

3.6.1. IBM manuals and sources of relevant information

  • ICF catalogs. Refer to Integrated Catalog Facility Backup and Recovery, SG24-5644-00.

  • VSAM data sets in Record Level Sharing (RLS) mode. Refer to CICS/ VSAM Record Level Sharing: Recovery Considerations, SG24-4768.

  • VSAM Knowledge Database, which is an interactive diagnostic tool. It is a question-and-answer driven knowledge database that resides on the DFSMS/MVS Technical Support Web site under “Technical Database” at:

    http://knowledge.storage.ibm.com/

  • APAR, II08859 which has a methodology to assist you in fixing broken VSAM clusters.

  • DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis Reference ...

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