Re: IBM Cross Reference Files

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/14/11 6:44 AM, Ketzes, Larry wrote:
> Anyone have any experience with having damaged IBM cross reference
> files that a reclaim storage did NOT correct?

  The system database cross-reference feature implemented as system 
jobs QDBSRVXR and QDBSRVXR2 must be functional for a RCLSTG [that 
includes the *DBXREF] to be successful.  Also pending database 
operations that can not be completed without an IPL will not be 
completed with RCLSTG SELECT(*DBXREF), but would be dismissed [if not 
actually corrected] by RCLSTG SELECT(*ALL).

  Thus any *functional* errors with the database XREF need to corrected 
prior to attempting to correct any data [often referred to as "damage"] 
errors.  Otherwise a RCLSTG request which includes the *DBXREF will 
simply enqueue a bunch of work pending correction of the functional 
issue; on some releases and\or systems, the queue may fill and "hang" 
the request because the job filling the queue must wait until the queue 
is no longer full... thus a "catch 22" situation.

Regards, Chuck