IXG312E
OFFLOAD DELAYED FOR logstream, REPLY "MONITOR", "IGNORE", "FAIL", "AUTOFAIL", OR "EXIT".

Explanation

The system logger Event Monitor is requesting that an action be specified for an offload allocation or migration recall that is still not complete.

The responses are as follows:
  1. MONITOR - Continue monitoring this offload.
  2. IGNORE - Stop monitoring this offload.
  3. FAIL - Fail the offload on this system.
  4. AUTOFAIL - Fail the offload on this system and continue this action for this log stream for the duration of this connection.
  5. EXIT - Terminate system logger offload event monitor.

See the system programmer response for a more complete description of these actions.

In the message text:
logstream
Name of the log stream whose offload allocation needs action.

System action

This message is accompanied by message IXG311I. System logger waits for the operator to specify an action, or for the allocation to complete by itself. If the offload attempt is successful, message IXG311I and IXG312E will be DOMed.

Operator response

Contact system programmer. Then respond to the message.

System programmer response

This message is accompanied by message IXG311I. Review IXG311I and its description before proceeding with a response.

This message may also be accompanied by messages IXG271I and IXG272E, which also indicates a possible delay related to a log stream data set request. Review these message descriptions as well. See z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex “Offload and Service Task Monitoring”, for more information about the relationship and considerations for these action messages.

If no response is made, the offload allocation may still finish normally. If you decide to respond, the remifications of each response are explained here.
MONITOR
The system logger Event Monitor continues to monitor the offload and takes no overt action. If the offload allocation is still not complete after another interval, another WTOR will be issued at that time.

If you reply MONITOR, it is possible that subsequent messages issued may contain different data set names than the previous set of messages, as system logger goes through offload processing such as HSM recalls, data set switches, and deleting old data sets that are no longer needed. This indicates that while progress is being made internally, the original offload activity still may be delayed until all the internal processes are complete.

When you reply MONITOR, any subsequent IXG311I messages issued will show an offload delay duration. The delay duration can be used to determine if a new delay is being seen, or if the delay is ongoing, i.e., the delay value is increasing.

IGNORE
The system logger Event Monitor stops monitoring this offload allocation. It may be that there is no problem with this offload allocation, it is simply taking a long time.
FAIL
The offload will be cancelled on this system. This may allow other work to continue that was waiting for system logger allocation resources. System logger will attempt to restart the offload on another system, if there is another system in the sysplex that is connected to the same structure as this log stream. If another system cannot be found, the offload will be restarted on the same system.
AUTOFAIL
This response has the same effect as FAIL for the current log stream offload activity, plus the response affects future offload delay conditions for the same log stream while it is connected on this system.

For the current log stream offload, the offload will be cancelled on this system. This may allow other work to continue that was waiting for system logger allocation resources. System logger will attempt to restart the offload on another system, if there is another system in the sysplex that is connected to the same structure as this log stream. If another system cannot be found, the offload will be restarted on the same system.

When future offload delays occur for this log stream on this system which would normally result in message IXG312E being issued, system logger will automatically handle the condition as if a “FAIL” reply was specified. This automatic action will occur for the log stream specified in the IXG312E message while the connection is maintained on this system.

Message IXG313I will be issued when AUTOFAIL is specified.

EXIT
The system logger Event Monitor terminates ALL monitoring activity on this system. There will be no messages indicating log stream offload activity being delayed, and there will be no mechanism available to quiesce (fail) any delayed log stream offloads. In this case, the system also issues message IXG314I. System logger service task monitoring will be unaffected by this response. If system logger is ever stopped and restarted, the offload monitor will be restarted as well.

If it appears there is a persistent problem inhibiting normal system logger operations, a dump of system logger may be necessary to obtain diagnostic information. The IBM® Support Center will need this information to diagnose the condition that caused this message to be issued. See z/OS MVS Diagnosis: Tools and Service Aids “Operator Commands in an IEADMCxx Parmlib Member” and “Getting a dump of system logger information” for more information about obtaining system logger dumps.

User response

None.

Programmer response

None.

Source

System logger (SCLOG)

Module

IXGL2MON

Routing code

2,10

Descriptor code

3

Parent topic: IXG messages