OA60524: ENHANCEMENT TO CATER FOR REMOTE SYSLOG DEVICES THAT REGULARLY ABORT TCP CONNECTIONS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Enhancement to cater for remote syslog devices that regularly
  abort TCP connections.
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of zSecure Admin, Audit, and Alert     *
  *                 exploiting report/alert destination to       *
  *                 remote SYSLOG devices that that regularly    *
  *                 abort TCP connections.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: zSecure Admin, Audit, and Alert fail to *
  *                      send generated reports to remote SYSLOG *
  *                      devices that regularly abort TCP        *
  *                      connections.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided and review the        *
  *                 documentation updates.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  When a remote SYSLOG device is aborting TCP connection,
  zSecure Admin, Audit, and Alert fail to recover such connection
  so that generated reports are lost.
  

Problem conclusion

• zSecure Admin, Audit, and Alert have been extended to handle
  remote SYSLOG devices that abort TCP connection so that
  generated reports are properly sent to such devices. Please note
  the documentation changes as provided by the APAR tracking
  comment data.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• ×**** PE21/09/06 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR OA62038  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UJ06399

Modules/Macros

• C2P3ZC4  C2PESETP C2PINIT  C2PIORTN C2PP3ZA0 C2PRPTHR C2PRPTMN
  CKQSPECL CKRCARL@ CKRCIB   CKRINP@  CKRINPL  CKRLINIT CKRMAIN
  CKROUTYP CKRPRTR  GKRCARL@ GKRCIB   GKRINP@  GKRINPL  GKRLINIT
  GKRMAIN  GKROUTYP GKRPRTR
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ZSEC BASE,ADMIN

• Fixed component ID

  5655T0100

Applicable component levels

• R240 PSY UJ06399

     UP21/08/31 P F108

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