Choosing the reclaim type to use

Decide which reclaim type to use and when the different options should be used.

Most optical support error messages that direct you to run the Reclaim Optical (RCLOPT) command specify the rebuild type you should use to recover from the error. However, occasionally you might suspect that the optical index needs to be reclaimed even though no error message has been issued. In this case, you need to determine which reclaim type should be run. If you are unsure which reclaim type you should use, run the RCLOPT command with the *SYNC option and then try the failing request again. If the request still fails, run the RCLOPT command with the *RESET option.

*SYNC
Use this option when you are getting messages indicating that a volume is not found (OPT1331 or OPT1330 - reason code 2) or that a volume is removed (OPT1460) when you feel that the volume is indeed in the optical media library. Use this option after you upgrade to a new release of IBM® i or when you move a directly attached optical library device from one system to another.
*UPDATE
Use this option first if you see a message indicating that the optical tables are incorrect (OPT1825). You can also use this option if you are having problems with a particular volume not displaying all the directories when you use the Work with Optical Directories (WRKOPTDIR) command.
*RESET
Use this option when you get message OPT1330 with reason code 01. Unless otherwise instructed through an optical message, use this option as a last resort. It will generally take much longer to complete than either of the two previous options, but it will ensure that both the optical index database and the internal library index are correct. Specify DIR(*NO) unless you have a specific need to create the optical directory index. The only operations that require the directory index are Work with Optical Directories (WRKOPTDIR) and Display Optical (DSPOPT) when DATA(*DIRATR) is used. If you specify DIR(*NO), the directory index is built on demand when one of these functions is issued.
Parent topic: Reclaiming the optical index database