VM65861: SMAPI FAILS TO START AFTER LOHCOST_ENABLED CHANGE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After updating configuration variable LOHCOST_Enabled in
  the SMAPI server configuration file, DMSSICNF COPY, from
  LOHCOST_Enabled = LOHCOST_DIRECTORY + LOHCOST_GROUP
  to
  LOHCOST_Enabled = LOHCOST_DIRECTORY
  the SMAPI server environment fails to initialize.  The following
  REXX errors are seen on the VSMGUARD server console:
                                                                 .
  11:46:26    122 +++ logData = ,  'EXIT  DMSSLCCI Cache
  initialization complete rc='drc +
  11:46:26 grc
  11:46:26 DMSREX476E Error 41 running DMSSLCCI EXEC, line 122:
  Bad arithmetic conversion
  11:46:26    566 +++            rc = DMSSLCCI()
  11:46:26 DMSREX475E Error 40 running DMSWSSMI EXEC, line 566:
  Incorrect call to routine
  11:46:26     78 +++ myret = DMSWSSMI(Server_DCSS)
  11:46:26 DMSREX475E Error 40 running PROFILE EXEC, line 78:
  Incorrect call to routine
                                                                 .
  With the default LOHCOST_Enabled value as shipped in DMSSICNF
  COPY, SMAPI starts successfully.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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       After updating configuration variable LOHCOST_Enabled in
  the SMAPI server configuration file, DMSSICNF COPY, from
  LOHCOST_Enabled = LOHCOST_DIRECTORY + LOHCOST_GROUP
  to
  LOHCOST_Enabled = LOHCOST_DIRECTORY
  the SMAPI server environment fails to initialize.  The following
  REXX errors are seen on the VSMGUARD server console:
                                                                 .
  11:46:26    122 +++ logData = ,  'EXIT  DMSSLCCI Cache
  initialization complete rc='drc +
  11:46:26 grc
  11:46:26 DMSREX476E Error 41 running DMSSLCCI EXEC, line 122:
  Bad arithmetic conversion
  11:46:26    566 +++            rc = DMSSLCCI()
  11:46:26 DMSREX475E Error 40 running DMSWSSMI EXEC, line 566:
  Incorrect call to routine
  11:46:26     78 +++ myret = DMSWSSMI(Server_DCSS)
  11:46:26 DMSREX475E Error 40 running PROFILE EXEC, line 78:
  Incorrect call to routine
                                                                 .
  With the default LOHCOST_Enabled value as shipped in DMSSICNF
  COPY, SMAPI starts successfully.
       The REXX errors are due to code in DMSSLCCI EXEC:
                                                                 .
  If BITAND(LOHCOST_Enabled,LOHCOST_DIRECTORY)=LOHCOST_DIRECTORY
  Then Do
    drc = DirectoryCacheInit()
  End
  If BITAND(LOHCOST_Enabled,LOHCOST_GROUP)=LOHCOST_GROUP
  Then Do
    grc = GroupCacheInit()
  End
  ...
  logData = ,
    'EXIT  DMSSLCCI Cache initialization complete rc='drc + grc
                                                                 .
  After changing the value of LOHCOST_Enabled in DMSSICNF COPY
  from the shipped value of
  LOHCOST_Enabled = LOHCOST_DIRECTORY + LOHCOST_GROUP
  to
  LOHCOST_Enabled = LOHCOST_DIRECTORY
  the variable grc in DMSSLCCI EXEC does not get assigned a value
  which causes the
  DMSREX476E Error 41 running DMSSLCCI EXEC, line 122: Bad
             arithmetic conversion
  error.  Neither variable drc nor grc are initialized to an
  initial value.
  

Problem conclusion

• DMSSLCCI $EXEC has been updated.  Because DMSSLCCI is
  called by only DMSWSGRD EXEC and DMSWSGRD ignores the return
  code returned by DMSSLCCI, the return codes returned from the
  DirectoryCacheInit and GroupCacheInit function calls really
  serve no purpose.  Because of this, the return codes, the values
  of which are held in variables drc and grc, have been removed
  from the logdata that is written to the SMAPI log and are no
  longer returned on the Return statement.
  

Temporary fix

• FOR RELEASE ES-CMS-620-BASE :
  PREREQ: VM65323 VM65162
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  FOR RELEASE ES-CMS-630-BASE :
  PREREQ: VM65803
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UM34861 UM34862

Modules/Macros

• DMSSLCCI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CMS

• Fixed component ID

  568411201

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UM34861

     UP16/08/09 I 1000

• R630 PSY UM34862

     UP16/08/09 P 1602

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