RE: MCH3601 error in backup routine

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Barsa, Jr. [SMTP:barsa2@ibm.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 4:30 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: MCH3601 error in backup routine
> 
> At 05:19 AM 12/23/1999 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >As part of our backup routine, we run the following:
> >SAVLIB     LIB(*ALLUSR) DEV(TAP03) EXPDATE(&DATE) +
> >              ENDOPT(*LEAVE) SAVACT(*SYSDFN) +
> >              ACCPTH(*YES) DTACPR(*DEV) OMITLIB(TST* XXX*)
> >About 40 minutes in, we get a MCH3601 diagnostic message - Pointer not
> set
> >for location referenced.
> >
> >I've never seen this before - is it something to worry about?
> 
> 
> This sounds reasonable to worry about.  I see that you are specifying SWA,
> 
> do you have the correct journaling and commitment control environment for 
> this?  A majority of the users that I see using SWA DO NOT have a valid 
> backup strategy!
> 
        No journalling/CC active, and the signed on users are restricted to
'enquiry' functions only in the JBA system.
        There are no other error messages in the joblog.


Regards,
Stuart
                                     
Stuart Allen
European Systems Analyst
Fellowes

mailto:sallen@fellowes.com


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