PI64687: CSQUTIL TRIED TO FORMAT PAGES BEYOND THE 64 GB LIMIT.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When formatting new PSIDs to the environmet
  (with CYL=60,000MEG each), the
  CSQUTIL Queue Manager Utility ends with a
  "CSQU148I CSQUTIL Utility completed,
  return code=0".
  .
  CSQUTIL tried to format pages beyond the 64 GB limit.
  There is an error in the CSQUTIL code that causes the
  64 GB limit not be handled correctly when the dataset
  has an allocated size larger than 64 GB.
  
  
  
  
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of WebSphere MQ for z/OS Version 8 *
  *                 Release 0 Modification 0.                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Formatting pagesets using the CSQUTIL   *
  *                      FORMAT function incorrectly formats     *
  *                      pages past 64GB of pages.               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The CSQUTIL FORMAT function should only format pages upto 64GB
  of a pageset dataset. However the function incorrectly enforces
  this limit and continues to format pages passed this limit.
  

Problem conclusion

• The 64GB limit of the FORMAT function has been corrected, to
  ensure pages beyond this limit are not processed.
  000Y
  CSQUFORM
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI64173

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

  UI38925

Modules/Macros

• CSQUFORM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WMQ Z/OS 8

• Fixed component ID

  5655W9700

Applicable component levels

• R000 PSY UI38925

     UP17/01/27 P F701

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