OA36271: EE PU CODED WITH REDIAL=N BEHAVES AS IF REDIAL=FOREVER IS CODED

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When DWACT=YES or DWINOP=YES, redial attempts for an EE PU
  continue indefinitely, even though a finite number of redial
  attempts is coded on the REDIAL parameter.
  

Local fix

• Issue VARY INACT for switched PU to terminate redial attempts.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All using Enterprise Extender connections.   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: VTAM attempts to redial forever when    *
  *                      a specific number of REDIAL attempts    *
  *                      were coded.                             *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  The problem is summarized as follows:
  1) DWINOP=YES is specified on an Enterprise Extender switched PU
     and REDIAL=3 and REDDELAY=30 are specified on the associated
     PATH statement. This will cause the connection to be retried
     if a PU INOP occurs.
  2) The partner host is IPLed.
  3) VTAM detects the outage and attempts to redial the EE
     partner.  Eventually, the dial fails and another redial
     attempt is scheduled.
  4) A logic error occurs such that the number of redial attempts
     is not being decremented.  VTAM's recovery attempts are
     behaving as if REDIAL=FOREVER is coded.
  

Problem conclusion

• ISTACCP5 - Code has been changed to insure the PATRDDEC
             field is decremented each time a redial
             occurs for a switched EE PU.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UA60442 UA60443

Modules/Macros

• ISTACCP5
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VTAM V4 MVS/ESA

• Fixed component ID

  569511701

Applicable component levels

• R1C0 PSY UA60442

     UP11/07/06 P F107

• R1D0 PSY UA60443

     UP11/07/06 P F107

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