IST154I
EXPANSION FAILED FOR bp BUFFER POOL — CODE code ,USERID= ***NA***

Explanation

The number of available buffers in VTAM® buffer pool bp dropped to or fell below the expansion point value specified for that pool, and VTAM attempted to expand the pool. VTAM could not expand the pool for the reason indicated by code.

Note: This message is percolated. See Message rerouting and percolation for additional information.

bp is the name of the buffer pool.

VTAM issues the following codes when a failure occurs during a deferred expansion.
Code
Description
4
Not enough CSA storage was available for the expansion.
5
Not enough fixed storage available for the expansion.
7
Storage is not available because VTAM’s CSA limit has been exceeded.
8
Expansion would have caused the pool to exceed its xpanlim specification. See the z/OS Communications Server: SNA Network Implementation Guide for additional information about xpanlim.
VTAM issues the following codes when a failure occurs during an immediate expansion.
Code
Description
14
Not enough CSA storage was available for the expansion.
15
Not enough fixed storage available for the expansion.
17
Storage is not available because the VTAM CSA limit has been exceeded.
18
Expansion would have caused the pool to exceed its xpanlim specification. See the z/OS Communications Server: SNA Network Implementation Guide for additional information about xpanlim.

System action

VTAM did not expand the buffer pool this time. When VTAM contracts other buffer pools, it will try again to expand this pool. Performance might be adversely affected by this failure to obtain more buffers.

Operator response

See the explanation of IST930I when that message is issued.

If VTAM continues to issue this message, enter the DISPLAY BFRUSE command. Save the system log and request a dump for problem determination.

System programmer response

See the explanation of IST930I when that message is issued.

If APPL-APPL sessions are not paced at the session level, storage expansion failures can occur. If an APPL-APPL session is not paced at the session level, there is no limit to the number of VTAM I/O buffers that the session can use. See the section on common subarea network problems in the z/OS Communications Server: SNA Diagnosis Vol 1, Techniques and Procedures for more information about this problem.

Increase storage as required. For insufficient storage errors, you might want to redefine your buffer pool or CSA start options. If the start option cannot be modified using the MODIFY VTAMOPTS command, you must modify the VTAM start options file (ATCSTRxx) and restart VTAM to use the start option.

Routing code

2

Descriptor code

5