Restrictions and considerations

Before you use the HD Pointer Checker utility, review the following restrictions and considerations.

General restrictions
The following restrictions apply to using the HD Pointer Checker utility.
Restrictions and considerations by database organization types
Certain restrictions and considerations apply when you run the HD Pointer Checker utility for specific database organization types.
Restrictions when using image copy data sets as input
The following restrictions apply when the input to the HD Pointer Checker is an image copy data set.
Restrictions for the HASH Check function
The following restrictions apply when you run HASH check.
Considerations for running HD Pointer Checker in multiple-step jobs
In TYPE=SCAN and TYPE=CHECK job steps, take note of the following considerations.
Restrictions for calling Space Monitor
The following restrictions apply when calling the Space Monitor utility from an HD Pointer Checker job.
Restrictions for the Integrated DB Sensor function
Certain restrictions apply when the Integrated DB Sensor function is used in HD Pointer Checker jobs.
Restrictions and considerations for running HD Pointer Checker when the IMS management of ACBs is enabled
The following restrictions apply when the IMS management of ACBs is enabled.
Considerations for calling HD Pointer Checker from IMS Database Reorganization Expert
Certain considerations apply when the HD Pointer Checker utility is called from an IMS Database Reorganization Expert job.
Restrictions and considerations for calling HD Pointer Checker from IMS Database Recovery Facility
The following restriction and consideration apply when the HD Pointer Checker utility is called from IMS Database Recovery Facility.

Parent topic: Using the HD Pointer Checker processor