PI90354: LOOP IN CICS ASID WHEN BBOATRUE MODULE DELIVERED WITH 9005 LEVELOF WEBSPHERE IS USED AND CICS IS NOT 5.4 LEVEL

9.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 6
9.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 7
9.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 8
9.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 9
9.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 10
9.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server traditional V9.0 Fix Pack 11
9.0.5.0: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Refresh Pack
9.0.5.1: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 1
9.0.5.2: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 2
9.0.5.3: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 3
9.0.5.4: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 4
9.0.5.5: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 5
WebSphere Application Server traditional 9.0.5.6
9.0.5.7: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5 Fix Pack 7
9.0.5.8: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.8
9.0.5.9: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.9
9.0.5.10: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.10
9.0.5.11: WebSphere Application Server traditional Version 9.0.5.11

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When a customer uses WOLA in CICS and either:
  - Starts a Registrationin CICS
      or
    - Starts a Link Server in CICS
   - AND the BBOATRUE Program that is being used in the CICS
     Address Space is the BBOATRUE delivered in FixPack 9.0.0.5
   - AND the level of CICS is less than Level 5.4
  .
   There will be an infinite loop in the CICS Address Space.
   The external symptom from the CICS perspective will be that
   the 'BBOC' transaction will hang / spin.
  

Local fix

• There are multiple Local Fixes:
  1) Use a copy of BBOATRUE from a previous version of WebSphere.
     BBOATRUE is installed in CICS, and you can use a version of
     BBOATRUE from Version 9.0.0.x (not 9.0.0.5) or 8.5.5.x
  2) Apply iFix for this APAR
  3) Upgrade CICS to 5.4 level.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V9.0.0.0.5                           *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: WebSphere Optimized local adapter       *
  *                      Hangs when registering from CICS        *
  *                      versions other than 5.4                 *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  The when doing a WOLA registration from a CICS region at a
  CICS service level other than 5.4 causes a hang.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 9.0.0.6..  Please refer to the Recommended Updates
  page
  for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

• replace the OLA module bboatrue with a the most recent
  previous version of this module
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3500

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY

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