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Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX statistics XIPT016I + XSMG621I + XSMG631I + XSMG601I

Troubleshooting


Problem

Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX statistics showing errors: XIPT016I XSMG621I XSMG631I XSMG601I

Symptom

The combination of error messages below is the result of the UNIX® netmap containing a remote node definition with sess.pnode.max set higher than the remote node will allow.
The errors messages are issued when the Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX attempts to establish more sessions than the remote node will allow.

If the remote node netmap specifies the same number of sessions as the UNIX® netmap, the messages may still be issued if the total maximum sessions of the remote node are exceeded. For example, if remote node is Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS and the number of sessions exceeds the Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS MAXSECONDARY init parm value. The Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS JESMSGLG would contain a message indicating that the MAXSECONDARY value had been exceeded
- STAA005I - TASK NOT CREATED. MAX SECONDARY TASK COUNT REACHED.

The XSMG601I message text will be "SMGR (snode) didn't receive FMH68 during session start." when Secure+ is used for the connection from Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX to the remote node.

Error Message


Without Secure+

E XIPT    09/23/2010 12:14:00 ndm_error_set(): rc=16  fdbk=0   msgid=XIPT016I     stext=TCP lost the connection. System error is Broken pipe.                                              
E XSMG  09/23/2010 12:14:00 ndm_error_set(): rc=8     fdbk=0   msgid=XSMG621I  stext=A receive from the remote node operation failed. 
E XSMG  09/23/2010 12:14:00 ndm_error_set(): rc=16  fdbk=16  msgid=XSMG631I  stext=SMGR failed to receive an FMH. Diag=XIPT016I.  
E XSMG  09/23/2010 12:14:00 ndm_error_set(): rc=16  fdbk=16  msgid=XSMG601I  stext=
SMGR did not receive FMH70.                    
E SSTR  09/23/2010 12:14:00 Session not started, SNODE:EUROPE.OS390.48,  message id:XIPT016I                       

When Secure+ used

E XIPT    09/24/2010 10:15:51 ndm_error_set(): rc=16  fdbk=0   msgid=XIPT016I     stext=TCP lost the connection. System error is Broken pipe.                                              
E XSMG  09/24/2010 10:15:51 ndm_error_set(): rc=8  fdbk=0      msgid=XSMG621I  stext=A receive from the remote node operation failed.
E XSMG  09/24/2010 10:15:51 ndm_error_set(): rc=16  fdbk=16  msgid=XSMG631I  stext=SMGR failed to receive an FMH. Diag=XIPT016I.  
E XSMG  09/24/2010 10:15:51 ndm_error_set(): rc=16  fdbk=16  msgid=XSMG600I  stext=
SMGR (snode) didn't receive FMH68 during session start.


E SSTR  09/24/2010 10:15:51 Session not started, SNODE:EUROPE.OS390.48,  message id:XIPT016I 

Diagnosing The Problem

To reference meaning, cause and solution for Sterling Connect:Direct messages, refer to the Message Lookup utility for your product.

Resolving The Problem

Set the session limits to the same value on both remote node entries.
Note: No change to the .local node is required.

For example,  if  Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS defines a remote Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX with maximum 4 session then the Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX netmap should define a limit of 4 outbound sessions to the remote z/OS system. 

z/OS Netmap . Adjacent node entry for remote Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX is setting a limit of two inbound sessions.

ADJACENT.NODE=(                                       -
               (unix.node.name,port,ipaddress,TCP)  - 
               PARSESS=(2 1)                          - 
              
 SESS.SNODE.MAX=2                       -
               ENVIRONMENT=UNIX                       -
              )                                        


Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX should limit its outbound sessions in the remote node netmap entry for this Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS system to 2 sessions.

netmap.cfg


 zos.node.name:\
::descrip=zOS:\
:sess.total=4:\
:sess.pnode.max=2:\
:sess.snode.max=2:\

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Historical Number

NFX9956

Document Information

Modified date:
24 July 2020

UID

swg21557725