Restarting a utility after the output data set is full
If a utility job terminates with an out-of-space condition on the output data set, you might need to restart the job at the last commit point.
Procedure
To restart a utility after the output data set is full:
- Copy the output data set to a temporary data set. Use the same data control block (DCB) parameters. Use z/OS® utilities that do not reblock the data set during the copy operation (for example, DFSMSdss ADRDSSU or DFSORT ICEGENER). Avoid using the IEBGENER or ISPF 3.3 utilities.
- Delete or rename the output data set. Ensure that you know the current DCB parameters.
- Redefine the output data set with additional space. Use the same VOLSER (if the data set is not cataloged), the same DSNAME, and the same DCB parameters.
- Copy the data from the temporary data set into the new, larger output data set. Use z/OS utilities that do not reblock the data set during the copy operation (for example, DFSMSdss ADRDSSU or DFSORT ICEGENER).
- Restart the online utility