Recovering from errors on the current-plan-extension data set

About this task

IBM® Z Workload Scheduler maintains the current-plan-extension file in a data space. The data space is loaded from the EQQCXDS file on DASD. When a current plan backup occurs, the data space is refreshed to the EQQCXDS data set. If an error occurs on the data set, IBM® Z Workload Scheduler attempts initial recovery by copying the data space to the data set. If this is not possible, the file must be re-created.

If the EQQNCPDS and EQQNCXDS data sets are valid, perform the following steps:
  1. Stop IBM® Z Workload Scheduler.
  2. Allocate a new CX data set.
  3. If you allocated the data set with a new name, update all JCL (ddname EQQCXDS) to reference the new data set.
  4. Specify CURRPLAN(NEW) in the JTOPTS statement.
  5. Start IBM® Z Workload Scheduler again.
  6. Delete CURRPLAN(NEW) from the JTOPTS statement.
If you are scheduling end-to-end with fault tolerance capabilities, perform the following manual actions to make sure that the Symphony™ file is aligned with the rebuilt current plan:
  1. From OPC dialog select the option 3, DAILY PLANNING. The Producing OPC Daily Plans dialog is displayed.
  2. Select option 5, SYMPHONY RENEW.
  3. Submit the symphony renew batch job to create a Symphony™ file aligned with the current plan.
If the EQQNCXDS data set is valid but no valid EQQNCPDS data set exists, perform these actions:
  1. Stop IBM® Z Workload Scheduler.
  2. Allocate a new CX data set.
  3. If you allocated the data set with a new name, update all JCL (ddname EQQCXDS) to reference the new data set.
  4. Copy EQQNCXDS to EQQCXDS.
  5. Specify CURRPLAN(CURRENT) in the JTOPTS statement (CURRENT is the default value).
  6. Start IBM® Z Workload Scheduler again.

If both EQQNCPDS and EQQNCXDS cannot be used you must create a new current plan from the LTP, as described in Re-creating the current plan from the long-term plan.