Moving a RACF-indicated data set to a non-RACF system with RACF indicator checking

When a RACF-indicated DASD data set is moved to a non-RACF system, attempts to access the data set on the destination system fail. To prevent the failure (abend), take one of the following actions:

For either a VSAM or a non-VSAM data set, enter the DELDSD command on the source system (before moving the data set) to turn off the data set's RACF® indicator and to delete the data set's profile.
To turn off the RACF indicator for a non-VSAM data set but to preserve the profile, perform the following steps on the source system before the move:
1. Enter the ALTDSD command with the ADDVOL and NOSET operands to add a dummy volume number to the data set's RACF profile.
2. Enter the ALTDSD command with the DELVOL and SET operands to delete the volume number of the data set from the RACF profile and to turn off the RACF indicator. (The dummy volume number remains in the profile.)
3. When you move the data set back to the source system, enter the ALTDSD command with the ADDVOL and SET operands to restore the volume number in the profile and to set the RACF indicator. Then enter ALTDSD with the DELVOL and NOSET operands to delete the dummy number.

Note:

There is no way to turn off the RACF indicator for a VSAM data set and still preserve its discrete profile.
For both a VSAM data set and a non-VSAM data set, the data set will have RACF protection only if generic access checking is enabled and a generic profile applies; otherwise, it reverts to password protection if the data set is password protected.