If an error occurs in the master directory RDAREA, HiRDB cannot be started by any of the normal startup methods. In such a case, the pdstart -r command must be used to start HiRDB.
When HiRDB has been started with the pdstart -r command, only the following utilities can be executed; no other operations are possible:
The HiRDB administrator must use one of these utilities to restore the master directory RDAREA. Once the master directory RDAREA has been restored, HiRDB can be restarted and application processing can be resumed.
For details on the actions to be taken when HiRDB cannot be restarted due to an error in the master directory RDAREA, see 18.4.2 When HiRDB does not restart.