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DB00817E

I/O ERR error dd/dtf-name ccccccc:h:r type volser volume

Reason:

This message is generated in response to an I/O error.

Note: Three related I/O error messages are DB00801W, DB00802W, and DB00803W, If no automation exists, these three messages can be set to not print by using the MESSAGE MUF startup option. For z/VSE sites running FBA, message DB00817E is not available, and in such cases messages DB00801W, DB00802W, and DB00803W should not be turned off.

In the message text:

error

The error is a variable indicating the specific error.

NO RECORD FOUND prints as the error if the I/O is trying to read or write a DASD record that does not exist. This error is very unlikely to be a hardware problem.

WRONG LENGTH RECORD prints as the error if the I/O has read or is writing a DASD record that is shorter or longer than currently exists on DASD. This error is very unlikely to be a hardware problem.

UNRECOVERABLE prints as the error if the I/O has any other error. This error could be a hardware problem, but there are also many software errors, for example opening a data set for INPUT/READ and then issuing a WRITE.

dd/dtf-name

The dd/dtf-name is the DD/DTF name of the data set having the error.

ccccccc:h:r

The ccccccc:h:r. identifies the cylinder-head-record printed in hexadecimal digits, where the cylinder is ccccccc, the head is h, and the record is r.

type

The type is the I/O type, where type is either READ or WRITE.

volser

The volser (VOLSER) is the volume serial which had the error, identified by the volume containing the DASD address.

volume

The volume information, identified as n of n for the data set, where the first n is the volume count having the error, and the second n is the total volume count for this data set, for example, 1 of 1 or 7 of 9.

Action:

Take the appropriate action to correct the error identified by the information in this message.