Recovery Utilities › Repair Archvols (REPARCH) Utility

Repair Archvols (REPARCH) Utility

This utility (REPARCH) provides the ability to analyze and synchronize the archive volume (ARCHVOLS) records and the tape pool (DMSPOOLS) records in the files data set. Its repair activities include:

• Deleting corrupted ARCHVOLS records (broken chains)
• Deleting unchained ARCHVOLS records
• Synchronizing DMSPOOLS record status with ARCHVOLS records

It also provides for a user exit that can be used to modify (convert) the device type field in the ARCHVOLS records.