ARC1142I
FAILED TO UNCATALOG ‘A’ ENTRIES FOR THE VSAM SPHERE

Explanation

When a VSAM data set is migrated, each of the VSAM components is cataloged as a non-VSAM data set (‘A’ entry) to volume serial number MIGRAT. In preparation for a VSAM recall, the catalog entries for the migrated data set must be uncataloged. A failure, other than a no-record-found condition, was encountered. The recall of the data set cannot be performed until all the entries associated with the base cluster are uncataloged. Current status of the data set cannot be determined. The data set name for which the recall failed is given in the ARC1001I message.

System action

The recall operation ends. DFSMShsm processing continues.

Programmer response

Recall the data set using the following steps:

  1. List the data set by issuing a DFSMShsm LIST command for the data set name.
  2. Issue uncatalog requests for all the names associated with the data set, including the base cluster name. All the cataloged names that must be uncataloged for the RECALL command to be successful are included in the output of the DFSMShsm LIST command. During the recall attempt that caused this condition, one or more of the associated names might have been uncataloged. Here, your uncatalog request will fail because of a no-record-found condition.
  3. To recall the data set to a device type other than the device type it was last migrated from, use an IDCAMS DEFINE command to define the data set on the volume where the data set is to reside. If there is no device type change, skip this step.
  4. Issue a RECALL command for the data set. Use the base cluster name for the recall.

Source

DFSMShsm