IXCH0443E
One or more single points of failure in signaling have been detected.

Explanation

CHECK(IBMXCF,XCF_SIG_PATH_SEPARATION) found an exception.

IXCH0906I has been placed in the message buffer. It lists single points of failure in this system's XCF signaling configuration. A single point of failure might be a single path, a coupling facility (CF), or a CEC. A CF might be a single point of failure when the connection is composed of multiple signaling structure paths in a single CF. A CEC might be a single point of failure when the connection is composed of multiple signaling structure paths in multiple coupling facilities but on a single CEC.

It is preferred not to have any single point of failure in an XCF signaling configuration. Loss of a single CTC link, single coupling facility structure, single coupling facility, or single CEC could cause total loss of signaling connectivity between two or more systems in the sysplex.

System action

The system continues processing.

Operator response

Report this problem to the system programmer.

System programmer response

Eliminate all single points of failure identified in IXCH0906I. This may involve starting additional signaling paths, fixing non-working signaling paths, rebuilding signaling structures, modifying signaling structure preference lists, etc.

When the single point of failure is a CF or a CEC, ensure the following is used in the CFRM active policy for each signaling structure:
  • preference list with the names of at least two coupling facilities that are not on a single CEC
  • exclusion list to prefer that each signaling structure will be allocated in a different CEC

Problem determination

Consider using the following MVS™ system commands to gather additional information that might help in problem determination:

   DISPLAY XCF,PATHIN,DEV=ALL,STRNAME=ALL  
   DISPLAY XCF,PATHOUT,DEV=ALL,STRNAME=ALL  
   DISPLAY XCF,STR,STRNAME=structure_name,CONNAME=ALL  
   DISPLAY XCF,CF,CFNAME=ALL    

Source

Parallel Sysplex® (XCF)

Module

IXCHCSIG

Routing code

See note 35.

Descriptor code

3 is the default set by this check. See note 1.

Reference Documentation

z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex

z/OS MVS System Commands