Re: Finding all damaged objects

Agreed, but do remember not to overwrite the previous tapes, you may need them…

There is SQL to find damaged objects, but again it only finds those that are marked damaged at the time you run it. A save operation as Rob suggests will flag any additional objects that might be damaged.

After the save, then reclaim storage. It might fix some of the damage, but it will at least point out object that are indeed damaged and need to be replaced.

In short, there is some downtime in your near future…….
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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Sep 4, 2025, at 9:46 AM, Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Michael,
Do a save. During a save is when an object is checked and will then be
flagged as damaged. The RCLSTG will only try to fix those objects flagged
as damaged by the save (along with other stuff RCLSTG does).
Before and after the save run the following:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/looking-objects-marked-damaged

On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

(Setting the record straight let me first say, I'm a developer. I just
happen to be the most knowledgeable person on our staff regarding IBM i. I
did cover the system administration duties decades ago, but I'm not sure I
really knew what I was doing even back then. Hence, some guidance would be
helpful for me. Thanks in advance.)

We had a power failure over the past weekend. A while back the official
systems administration guys decided to replace the UPS with something
different rather than buying new batteries for our old UPS. (I'm not going
there today.) It turns out that the new UPS didn't go in as easily as they
thought. So our rack continues to run off the old UPS. Unfortunately, the
batteries are completely shot. This resulted in a hard shutdown.

I've discovered 2 damaged objects so far. I was able to restore them from
backups. Would a RCLSTG be the best way to uncover anything else?

I thought I remembered that needed to be done in a restricted state, but
the documentation I can find doesn't mention that. Is it okay to do with
the system active?

Thanks again for any help!

Thanks,
Michael Quigley
Computer Services
www.TheWay.org<http://www.TheWay.org>

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