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File “<fn ft fm>“ contains <num> invalid FREE‑SPACE BLOCK entries

Reason

During database open, CA ACF2 for z/VM found invalid FREE SPACE BLOCK entries in the database with the CMS file ID you specified.

<fn ft fm>

The CMS file ID (filename, filetype, filemode) of the database

<num>

The number of invalid entries.

CA ACF2 for z/VM marks an entry invalid because the amount of free space in the block does not match the entry value. This condition is possible if a system failure occurred during database update processing under certain conditions. After this condition occurs, CA ACF2 for z/VM issues this message during open processing every time you open the database, until you back up the database and restore to rebuild it.

Action:

Back up the database and restore it to rebuild the FREE SPACE block entries correctly. Until you do this, you see this message at open time. Even though an invalid FREE SPACE BLOCK entry exists, this does not cause future damage to the database. You do not have to do the backup and restore immediately. You can schedule it for off‑hours processing.

If CA ACF2 for z/VM displays this message again after restoring the database, contact CA Support. Keep a DDR copy of the old database (not a copy of the backed up file) for problem resolution.