PK93658: THIS FIX ALLOWS TN3270 CONNECTIONS TO RECOVER FROM CONNECTION OUTAGES AND RESTARTS.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This fix allows tn3270 connections to recover from connection
  outages and restarts.
  

Local fix

• Temporary fix sent as workaround and to get confirmation fix
  worked.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM Teleprocessing Network          *
  *                 Simulator (TPNS) Version 5 Release 2         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A customers automation checks for the   *
  *                      send/receive rate to drop to 0 - it     *
  *                      is only when they get to 0 that they    *
  *                      can stop/reset/restart the scripts      *
  *                      thru automation. This means that the    *
  *                      automation has to wait for the last     *
  *                      session to fail before the recovery     *
  *                      can take place.                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  It would be more useful if the Tn3270 server would go into
  recovery mode if dropped and successfully reconnect.
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  + Please check our Communications Server for OS/390 homepages +
  + for common networking tips and fixes.  The URL for these    +
  + homepages can be found in Informational APAR II11334.       +
  +-------------------------------------------------------------+
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS FIX ALLOWS TN3270 CONNECTIONS TO RECOVER FROM CONNECTION
  OUTAGES AND RESTARTS.
  
  * Cross Reference between External and Internal Names
  SPA_NAME (IDSS_NAM)
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UK49530

Modules/Macros

• ITPTLSCH
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPNS V3

• Fixed component ID

  568812101

Applicable component levels

• R502 PSY UK49530

     UP09/08/26 P F908

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