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PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 8:15 pm    Post subject: Syncsort parasort error Reply with quote
Anyone get parasort working.... I'm getting a message that doesn't like the SORTPARx DD's ... (Don't mind the symbolics, I pasted JCL from my PDS.
JCL
Code:
//PAD0052  EXEC PGM=SORT,PARM='PARASORT',                 
//         TIME=&MAXTIME,REGION=&MREGION                 
//SORTMSG  DD SYSOUT=&JCLCLS                             
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=&JCLCLS                             
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=&DUMPCLS                             
//SORTIN   DD DSN=FLHFXXX.XXX000XX.ADMRPTS.CYC002,DISP=(OLD,KEEP),
//         UNIT=(T80,,DEFER)                             
//SORTPAR1 DD DSN=*.SORTIN,   
//            DISP=OLD,       
//            UNIT=AFF=SORTIN 
//SORTPAR2 DD DSN=*.SORTIN,   
//            DISP=OLD,       
//            UNIT=AFF=SORTIN   


Error

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SYNCSORT FOR Z/OS  1.1BR   TPF1A  U.S. PATENTS: 4210961, 5117495  (C) 2002 SYNC
                              xyz  SYNSORT FOR Z/OS 1.1   z/OS   
PRODUCT LICENSED FOR CPU SERIAL NUMBER 70AFC, MODEL 2064 105              LICEN
SYSIN :                                                                       
 SORT FIELDS=(15,3,BI,A,35,15,BI,A,18,4,BI,A,5,10,BI,A),NOEQUALS,             
      SIZE=E5000000,DYNALLOC=(PRDWRK)                                         
WER164B  15,252K BYTES OF VIRTUAL STORAGE AVAILABLE, MAX REQUESTED,           
WER164B     0 BYTES RESERVE REQUESTED, 920K BYTES USED                         
WER146B  104K BYTES OF EMERGENCY SPACE ALLOCATED                               
WER108I  SORTIN   :  RECFM=VB   ; LRECL= 19476; BLKSIZE= 23476                 
WER110I  SORTOUT  :  RECFM=VB   ; LRECL= 19476; BLKSIZE= 23476                 
WER453A  FOR PARASORT SORTPAR2-4 UNITS CANNOT BE THE SAME AS THE SORTIN UNIT   
WER211B  SYNCSMF  CALLED BY SYNCSORT; RC=0000                                 
WER449I  SYNCSORT GLOBAL DSM SUBSYSTEM ACTIVE                                 
******************************* Bottom of Data ********************************

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:55 pm    Post subject: Parasort works now. Reply with quote
If anyone is interested, please let me know.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
pete,

You only need the UNIT=AFF=SORTIN parm ONLY on the SORTPAR1. For the rest of SORTPARn's you need to specify it as follows.

Code:

//SORTPARn DD DSN=*.SORTIN,DISP=(,KEEP,KEEP),
//            VOL=PRIVATE,UNIT=(xxxx,y,DEFER)


Please refer chapter 10 of syncsort manual for a detailed explanation of parasort.

Hope this helps...

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank You Kolusu. What you show was the key.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
As my problem is similar to Pete's, I am posting it here:

I am trying to change one of my jobs to use PARASORT and as per the manual I added the SORTPARn cards as follows:

Code:

//SORTETRN EXEC PGM=SORT,PARM='PARASORT,NOEQUALS'                   
//SORTIN DD DSN=MYFILE,DISP=OLD,UNIT=(,2,DEFER)       
//SORTPAR1 DD DSN=*.SORTIN,DISP=OLD,UNIT=AFF=SORTIN                 
//SORTPAR2 DD DSN=*.SORTIN,DISP=(,KEEP,KEEP),UNIT=(TAPE,2,DEFER),   
//        VOL=PRIVATE                                               
//SORTPAR3 DD DSN=*.SORTIN,DISP=(,KEEP,KEEP),UNIT=(TAPE,2,DEFER),   
//        VOL=PRIVATE                                               
//SORTPAR4 DD DSN=*.SORTIN,DISP=(,KEEP,KEEP),UNIT=(TAPE,2,DEFER),   
//        VOL=PRIVATE                                               


When I submit the code, I am getting a JCL error
Code:

"SORTPAR2 - DISP FIELD INCOMPATIBLE WITH DSNAME "

I believe DISP=(,KEEP,KEEP) is considered as (NEW, KEEP,KEEP) and hence this is happening.

I changed the DISP=OLD and now I am getting same error as what Pete got.
"FOR PARASORT SORTPAR2-4 UNITS CANNOT BE THE SAME AS THE SORTIN UNIT "

Any help is appreciated. Thanks a lot.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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"SORTPAR2 - DISP FIELD INCOMPATIBLE WITH DSNAME "

Siva,

What is the code that precedes the error message?
Also, what level of SyncSort and the Operating System are you running?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
IEF286I - is the message code

ICH70001I XXXXXX LAST ACCESS AT 10:49:57 ON THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2007
IEF286I XXXXXXT1 SORTETRN SORTPAR2 - DISP FIELD INCOMPATIBLE WITH DSNAME
IEF272I XXXXXXT1 SORTETRN - STEP WAS NOT EXECUTED.

We are on z/OS and I am not sure about the level of sycnsort. This is what I see in the SYSOUT:

SYNCSORT FOR Z/OS 1.1CR TPF3A U.S. PATENTS: 4210961, 5117495

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
But which release of the z/OS operating system?
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I believe we are on Z/OS 1.7
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Siva, is SORTIN a GDG?
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes. It is a GDG (on Tape, Multi volume).

After seeing your question, I tested with a regular multi volume tape and it worked fine! Thanks for solving the mystery.

So, is there a workaround to use PARASORT for multivolume tape GDGs..Appreciate your help.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Also, as an fyi, for the file I had issues, i tried using the whole file name (including the generation) and it worked fine.

I run into issues only when I try to code the relative generation
TGDG.XXX.YYYY(0) - doesnot work Sad
TGDG.XXX.YYYY.G0001V00 - No issues

But I want to do this PARASORT change to a job in production cycle and each week the generation changes. Well, I can code a Rexx or CLIST to allocate the complete name to SORTIN and call SORT dynamically. However, before doing so, I would like to take your suggestion, is there any direct solution that I can try?
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 3:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a limitation in the way the system works. With Parasort we need to open the same dataset multiple times on different drives. With a relative reference to a GDG, this is not possible. Your REXX/CLIST approach would be an appropriate resolution.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank You. I will go with a REXX code.

PS: I tested and found that for my file PARASORT indeed cut down the CPU time by 30%.
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