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OA41624: EE LINES DO NOT REACTIVATE AFTER TCPIP IS RECYCLED.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • EE lines do not reactivate after TCPIP is recycled.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All using Enterprise Extender connections.   *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: EE lines do not reactivate after        *
    *                      TCPIP is recycled.                      *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    The problem is summarized as follows:
    
    1) Enterprise Extender is defined and active with a TCPIP
       stack.
    2) The stack is inactivated with a "P TCPIP" command.
    3) A CLEAR_Req is received in VTAM to cleanup the IUTSAMEH
       EE (FastUDP) connection.
    4) The CLEAR_Req is processed by the IPNCB PU PAB.  As part
       of cleanup, each line associated with the active VIPA
       is scheduled for dead port processing.
    5) Each AUNCB (line) PU PAB is dispatched and builds an
       INOP Rupe to notify PUNS of the inoperative condition.
    6) PUNs receives and processes each INOP Rupe and
       performs appropriate cleanup of each line.
    7) One line fails to cleanup when ISTPUCIL could not find the
       PUSCB from the INOP Rupe.  This leaves a nonzero count
       in the IPNCB (IPNCB_LINE_ALLOC_CNT).
    8) Because the IPNCB_LINE_ALLOC_CNT is nonzero, the IPNCB
       is not fully deactivated.  The IPNCB also has
       the IPNCB_DEAD_PORT bit on because it is undergoing
       cleanup processing.
    9) As part of KEEPACT processing for each EE line, timer
       processing automatically tries to activate each line
       at regular intervals.
    10) These automated activations each fail because the
       IPNCB with the IPNCB_DEAD_PORT is located.  The
       KEEPACT processing simply sets another timer and
       retries the activation at a later time.  This process
       repeats indefinitely, and the EE lines do not
       automatically recover.
    
    NOTE: A D NET,Pending command shows all the EE lines in
       an INOP state.  The root cause of the problem is the
       INOP RUPE is built incorrectly.  In this case, the
       line and PU (PUX) were defined as extended network
       addresses which had different extended address
       indices.  In general, the line and PU network
       address indices come from the same extended address
       table.  This configuration happened to define
       large numbers of EE lines which caused extended
       network addresses to span tables.  This occurs after
       32K extended network addresses have been defined.
    

Problem conclusion

  • ISTAUCKI - Has been corrected to build a link INOP with
               the correct network address index.
    ISTAUCLA - Included for maintenance purposes.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    OA41624

  • Reported component name

    VTAM V4 MVS/ESA

  • Reported component ID

    569511701

  • Reported release

    1D0

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2013-03-08

  • Closed date

    2013-03-20

  • Last modified date

    2013-05-03

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

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

    UA68407 UA68408

Modules/Macros

  • ISTAUCKI ISTAUCLA
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    VTAM V4 MVS/ESA

  • Fixed component ID

    569511701

Applicable component levels

  • R1C0 PSY UA68407

       UP13/04/25 P F304

  • R1D0 PSY UA68408

       UP13/04/25 P F304

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 May 2013