ANTP0095I Unable to determine PPRC paths

While querying paths using TSO CQUERY DEVN(xxxx) PATHS to PPRC secondary devices, the path status reports as "UNABLE TO DETERMINE".

Symptoms

  CQUERY DEVN(X'dddd') PATHS.                                        
ANTP0095I CQUERY FORMATTED LVL 3 .                                   
PATHS REPORT.                                                        
*************** PPRC REMOTE COPY CQUERY - PATHS ********************.
* PRIMARY UNIT: SERIAL#= 000000serial SSID= ssid SS= 2107 LSS= ls  *.
*              FIRST        SECOND         THIRD         FOURTH    *.
*            SECONDARY     SECONDARY     SECONDARY     SECONDARY   *.
*SERIAL NO: 000000serial  ............  ............  ............ *.
* SSID LSS:   ssid ls       .......       .......       .......    *.
*    PATHS:      0             0             0             0       *.
*           SAID DEST S*  SAID DEST S*  SAID DEST S*  SAID DEST S* *.
*           --------- --  --------- --  --------- --  --------- -- *.
*        1: XXXX XXXX FF  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00 *.
*        2: XXXX XXXX FF  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00 *.
*        3: XXXX XXXX FF  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00 *.
*        4: XXXX XXXX FF  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00  ---- ---- 00 *.
*  SUBSYSTEM         WWNN                   LIC LEVEL              *.
* -----------  ----------------            -----------             *.
* PRIMARY....  (primary wwnn  )            x.x.xx.xxx              *.
* SECONDARY.1  (secondary wwnn)                                    *.
*                                                                  *.
* S* = PATH STATUS:                                                *.
* 00=NO PATH          01=ESTABLISHED ESCON   02=INIT FAILED        *.    
* 03=TIME OUT         04=NO RESOURCES AT PRI 05=NO RESOURCES AT SEC*.    
* 06=SERIAL# MISMATCH 07=SEC SSID MISMATCH   08=ESCON LINK OFFLINE *.    
* 09=ESTABLISH RETRY  0A=PATH ACTIVE TO HOST 0B=PATH TO SAME CLUSTR*.    
* 10=CONFIG ERROR     FF=UNABLE TO DETERMINE                       *.    
******************************************************************** .   
ANTP0001I CQUERY COMMAND COMPLETED FOR DEVICE dddd. COMPLETION CODE: 00 .

How to investigate

This query output is a normal response from the PPRC secondary devices. Although the paths are defined, they are not recognized until they are actually in use.

Recovery actions

No applicable recovery.

Actions to avoid recurrence

None.