PI90210: Change of JVMPROFILE file needs to be done each time a new fix pack is released.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer is looking for a solution to allow him to have a
  version of the MQ files in USS which do not have the VRM
  number as part of the files names, so he does not need to
  change his JVMProfile files each time a new MQ fix pack
  is released.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM MQ for z/OS Version 9       *
  *                 Release 0 Modification 0.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When a fixpack is applied to the MQ for *
  *                      z/OS java component, an OSGi system     *
  *                      (for example CICS OSGi) configured to   *
  *                      reference the OSGi jar files may lose   *
  *                      access to the MQ jars and fail the next *
  *                      time they are needed.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  The jar files for OSGi are named with the current fixpack level
  as part of the filename. When applying maintenance to the Java
  component of MQ, the SMP/E install replaces the previous OSGi
  files with new ones which thus have new names. The JVM profile
  for an OSGi JVM server needs to be edited to refer to the new
  jar names otherwise it will fail to access them.
  

Problem conclusion

• Symlinks have been added to the file system so that the JVM
  profile configuration only has to be performed once, persisting
  future fixpack installations.
  
  The following page in the IBM MQ 9.0.0 Knowledge Center is
  updated:
  IBM MQ
   Developing Applications
    Developing JMS and Java applications
     Using IBM classes for JMS
      Using IBM classes for JMS in a CICS OSGi JVM server
  
  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSFKSJ_9.0.0/com.ibm
  .mq.dev.doc/q121750_.htm
  
  The pathnames to be set for com.ibm.mq.osgi.allclientprereqs.jar
  and com.ibm.mq.osgi.allclient.jar have changed from:
  <MQ_ROOT>/OSGi/com.ibm.mq.osgi.allclientprereqs_<VERSION>.jar
  <MQ_ROOT>/OSGi/com.ibm.mq.osgi.allclient_<VERSION>.jar
  to
  <MQ_ROOT>/OSGiCurrent/com.ibm.mq.osgi.allclientprereqs.jar
  <MQ_ROOT>/OSGiCurrent/com.ibm.mq.osgi.allclient.jar
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI86853

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

  UI53262

Modules/Macros

• CSQ8JTR1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM MQ Z/OS V9

• Fixed component ID

  5655MQ900

Applicable component levels

• R008 PSY UI53262

     UP18/01/31 P F801

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