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IMS u0271 abend while purging buffers during a checkpoint


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ravindran.d

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:31 pm
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hello,

when i try to restart the job i got U0271 abend..it shows An I/O error was detected while purging buffers during a checkpoint operation

please let me know how to solve the problem

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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:38 pm
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What does the IMS manual say ?
( rethoric question, I looked it up for You )


Quote:
DFS0530I DFSZDC00 I/O ERROR DBDNAME=dbdname DDNAME=ddname GBCRTNCD=xxxx

Explanation: The GSAM controller has detected an error writing out buffers during a purge or checkpoint operation.

xxxx is the 2-byte field GBCRTNCD in hexadecimal. Reference GB DSECT for definition of the GBCRTNCD field bits.

System Action: GSAM terminates with abend U0271.

Programmer Response: Use a data recovery procedure to reconstruct the data set in error.

Module: DFSZDC00


http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DFSMC2F7/CCONTENTS?SHELF=DFSSHCF9&DN=GC27-1302-04&DT=20070628140507
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:34 pm
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Was the GSAM file pre-allocated and opened/closed to set an EOF mark? What about the DCB?

An allocated GSAM dataset which hasn't had OPEN or ISRT calls issued has
undefined content. BSAM processing may churn through whatever blocks were on those disk tracks, eventually finding an EOF mark in a random location.
QSAM would probably fail with an error due to blocksize, recfm and lrecl
mismatch on the first block.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:49 pm
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hello ,

let i tell u ..wat i have done..i just run the job with normal checkpoin (for normal run).. the job runs successfully..again for set the checkpoint with abend checkpoin the program abended .after that i restart the job with restart checkpoint i got this (u0271) abend..

please let me know whether this is ims database error or file error..
how can i solve ?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:35 pm
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Again; reconstruct the GSAM file and make sure there's an EOF mark issuing an open/close.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:41 pm
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hi Bitneuker ,
Thanks. I solved this abend.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:49 pm
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Could you also tell us how?
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ravindran.d

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:07 pm
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hi,

In my job first step i am creating the files.when i run the job the job was abended and it writes some records in that files.Again when i restart the job i have to comment the first step. But without comment the first step i restarted the job.so I got u0271 abend. because I/O problem so i comment the step and restart the job it run successfully.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:10 pm
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hi,
Please,let me know any queries?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:21 pm
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I understand that, after the abend, you allocated the GSAM-file in the first step (emptying the filled one) and in the next step performed a restart on this new allocated empty GSAM-file. Is this correct? If so it explains the failure; checkpoint for restart can't be found.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:45 pm
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No need create the file after the job abend.the same file is using for restart because the job should writes the record in the same file(append).
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:01 pm
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Might be but when you reconstructed the file in the first step after the abend it was empty (not initialized so no EOF-mark). That's what I tried to tell you earlier.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:11 pm
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Bitneuker,

Thanks for ur valid information.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:45 pm
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Hi,
I am also facing the same probelm while restart.
But in my case. job abended due to region came down with last CKPTID=00000720. and then i restarted the job and it took restarted from previous checkpoint (from CKPTID=00000720) but failed With U0271 after taking few checkpoints till 00000726.
Please help me how to proceed and resolve this issue.

Thanks
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