A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
IBM Explorer for z/OS v3.1.0 MODIFY commands are rejected if the RSE Daemon started task name is 8 characters. The RSE Daemon started task name must be 7 characters or less to allow for the Unix child task suffix. Sample RSE Daemon started task JCL member FEKRSED in SFEKSAMP should be updated with a note in the comments describing the maximum of seven characters for the RSED STC name. Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVWJB
Local fix
Use an STC name of 7 characters or less for the RSE Daemon.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: 01. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 02. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 03. All users who use RSE tables to sort * * members. * * 04. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 05. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 06. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 07. z/OS Explorer support * * 08. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 09. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 10. All zOS Explorer and IDz users * * 11. SYSPLEX users utilizing job completion * * Notify. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: 01. z/OS Explorer: MODIFY commands are * * rejected if the RSE Daemon started * * task name is 8 characters. * * 02. In some cases, incorrect processing * * may cause a carriage return in an * * MVS text file to be converted to a * * substitution character. * * 03. There are big performance problems * * when using an RSE table to sort a * * large number of members (i.e. 1k+). * * A big part of the problem is that * * each member's attributes have to be * * separate queried. This enhancement * * provides a new command allowing the * * client to query the attributes of a * * large number of members at once * * which is significantly faster than * * doing individual queries. * * 04. Remote System connections remain * * active even after * * Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) * * sessions have expired. * * 05. When using the "Show Steps" feature * * on JES jobs within IBM Explorer for * * z/OS, all step dates after August * * may display as Dec 31. * * 06. IBM z/OS Explorer Unused sockets * * are kept in storage * * 07. Enhance log gathering tool * * 08. Users who know exact dataset names * * cannot access the data sets without * * having access to any catalog, * * including the one where that * * dataset is defined. * * 09. When a user deletes .eclipse * * directory with all his files in his * * uss home directory and connects to * * RSE server, the syslog message * * ICH408I on STATVFS may be shown. * * 10. IBM z/OS Explorer RSE user logs may * * be written to the user's home * * directory rather than the location * * specified by the user.log server * * config property. * * 11. Job completion Notify only works * * for jobs running on the local * * system. * **************************************************************** 01. z/OS Explorer: MODIFY commands are rejected if the RSE Daemon started task name is 8 characters. 02. When uploading an MVS text file, the flags indicating text/binary can be set in multiple messages sent from client to host. In some cases, incorrect processing may cause a carriage return in an MVS text file to be converted to a substitution character. 03. There are big performance problems when using an RSE table to sort a large number of members (i.e. 1k+). A big part of the problem is that each member's attributes have to be separate queried. This enhancement provides a new command allowing the client to query the attributes of a large number of members at once which is significantly faster than doing individual queries. 04. Remote System connections remain active even after Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) sessions have expired. 05. When using the "Show Steps" feature on JES jobs within IBM Explorer for z/OS, all step dates after August may display as Dec 31. A counter overflow when calculating dates causing incorrect results for days after 255 in the year. 06. RSE server does not check the result of close() when it closes a socket connected from a client. As a result, even if tcp connection are correctly moved to the closed state, socket descriptors for unsuccessful close() remain in zos. 07. Enhancements and bug fixes for log gathering tool: InList avoid substr(list,0), bug show server log, skip validation if PTC or ISPF don't exist, always init UpdatedSince, verify file permits, verify HLQ. 08. Users who know exact dataset names cannot access the datasets without having access to any catalog, including the one where that dataset is defined. Unlike ISPF, RDz always searches catalogs to process filters. 09. When a user deletes .eclipse directory with all his files in his uss home directory and connects to RSE server, the syslog message as below may be shown. 17199 17:03:17.60 S0082344 01000000 ICH408I USER(WDZT ) GROUP (STC1 ) NAME(RDZ ) 318 .. /u/user1/.eclipse/RSE_TEST/user1/ 318 .. CL(DIRSRCH ) ..... 318 .. INSUFFICIENT AUTHORITY TO STATVFS 318 .. ACCESS INTENT(--X) ACCESS ALLOWED(OTHER ---) 318 .. EFFECTIVE UID(1000000005) EFFECTIVE GID(0000002000) 10. IBM z/OS Explorer RSE user logs may be written to the user's home directory rather than the location specified by the user.log server config property. Using the RSE server with some versions of Java 8 may write the logs into an incorrect location. 11. Job completion Notify only works for jobs running on the local system, not jobs that run on other systems within the SYSPLEX.
Problem conclusion
01. Sample RSE Daemon started task JCL member FEKRSED in SFEKSAMP has been updated with a note in the comments describing the maximum of seven characters for the RSED STC name. 02. The host module is updated to look at the text/binary flag only in the first uploading message to detect the text/binary mode for the uploading file correctly. 03. The host modules is updated to support the new enhancement. 04. Updated host modules to close the RSE connection when MFA session expiry is detected. 05. IBM Explorer for z/OS host modules have been updated. 06. RSE server has been updated to retry calling close() for sockets when the previous call return errno=EAGAIN. 07. Enhancements and bug fixes for log gathering tool. 08. z/OS Explorer host code is updated to process filters by LOCATE macro if there is no wild card character in a filter string. 09. The host module is updated to make the logging thread with the correct user authority be the only one that writes to rsecomm.log file. 10. z/OS Explorer host code has been updated. 11. JMON is updated to receive SYSPLEX signals as well. Requires matching ENF exit (v1.0.2).
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI87570
Reported component name
EXP FOR Z/OS HO
Reported component ID
5655EXP23
Reported release
310
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2017-09-19
Closed date
2017-10-16
Last modified date
2017-11-01
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UI51053
Modules/Macros
FEJENF70 FEJJCNFG FEJJJCL FEJJMON FEJTSO FEK1SMPE FEK2RCVE FEK3ALOC FEK4ZFS FEK5MKD FEK6DDEF FEK7APLY FEK8ACPT FEK@CERR FEK@CONE FEK@CONF FEK@CUST FEK@DEB FEK@DESC FEK@FLOW FEK@GEN FEK@GENW FEK@ISPF FEK@IVP FEK@IVPD FEK@IVPW FEK@JCN1 FEK@JCNE FEK@JESJ FEK@MAIN FEK@MIGO FEK@OPTE FEK@OPTG FEK@OPTN FEK@PRIM FEK@RSE1 FEK@RSEO FEK@STRT FEK@TAB1 FEK@TAB2 FEK@TAB3 FEK@WRK1 FEK@WRK2 FEK@WRK3 FEK@WRK4 FEK@WRK5 FEKAPPCC FEKAPPCL FEKAPPCX FEKDSI FEKEESX0 FEKFASIZ FEKFBLD FEKFCIPH FEKFCLIE FEKFCMOD FEKFCMPR FEKFCMSG FEKFCOMM FEKFCOPY FEKFCOR6 FEKFCORE FEKFDBGM FEKFDIR FEKFDIR6 FEKFDIVP FEKFDST0 FEKFDST1 FEKFDST2 FEKFENVF FEKFENVI FEKFENVP FEKFENVR FEKFENVS FEKFEPL FEKFICUL FEKFISPF FEKFIVP0 FEKFIVPA FEKFIVPD FEKFIVPI FEKFIVPJ FEKFIVPT FEKFJESM FEKFJESU FEKFJVM FEKFLDSI FEKFLDSL FEKFLEOP FEKFLOGS FEKFLPTH FEKFMAI6 FEKFMAIN FEKFMINE FEKFMINS FEKFMNTL FEKFNTCE FEKFOMVS FEKFPATT FEKFPRDS FEKFPTC FEKFRIVP FEKFRMSG FEKFRSES FEKFRSRV FEKFSCMD FEKFSEND FEKFSSL FEKFSTUP FEKFT000 FEKFT001 FEKFTIVP FEKFTRKS FEKFTSO FEKFUTIL FEKFVERS FEKFXITA FEKFXITL FEKFZME FEKFZMF FEKFZOS FEKHCONF FEKHCUST FEKHDEB FEKHDESC FEKHFLOW FEKHGEN FEKHISPF FEKHIVP FEKHIVPD FEKHJESJ FEKHMAIN FEKHMIGO FEKHOPTE FEKHOPTN FEKHPRIM FEKHRSE1 FEKHRSEO FEKHSTRT FEKHTAB1 FEKHTAB2 FEKINIT FEKKEYS FEKLOGR FEKLOGS FEKM00 FEKM01 FEKM02 FEKMKDIR FEKMOUNT FEKMSGC FEKMSGS FEKRACF FEKRSED FEKSAPF FEKSAPPL FEKSBPX FEKSCLAS FEKSCLOG FEKSCMD FEKSCPYM FEKSCPYU FEKSDSN FEKSENV FEKSETUP FEKSISPF FEKSJCFG FEKSJCMD FEKSJMON FEKSLPA FEKSPROG FEKSPTKT FEKSRSED FEKSSERV FEKSSTC FEKSSU FEKSUSER FEKXCFGE FEKXCFGI FEKXCFGM FEKXCFGT FEKXMAIN FEKXML
Fix information
Fixed component name
EXP FOR Z/OS HO
Fixed component ID
5655EXP23
Applicable component levels
R310 PSY UI51053
UP17/10/30 P F710
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 November 2017