PM99461: SERVICABILITY ENHANCEMENTS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Possible incorrect output for trace records or buffers returned
  from a CMAS executing a different CPSM release.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICSPlex SM V4R1M0 and V4R2M0 Users      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:    You execute program EYU9XZUT (XZUT - *
  *                      CPSM Trace Utility) to format AUXTRACE  *
  *                      from a CMAS which connects to CMASes    *
  *                      running Version 5 Release 2 of CPSM.    *
  *                      Trace records generated for exception   *
  *                      responses in regions running V5.2 of    *
  *                      CPSM might be formatted incorrectly or  *
  *                      display corrupted data.                 *
  *                         The same problem may be observed     *
  *                      executing program EYU9D410 or EYU9D420  *
  *                      (CPSM's IPCS VERBEXIT programs) to for- *
  *                      mat internal trace buffers in a dump of *
  *                      a CMAS which connects to CMASes which   *
  *                      execute V5.2 of CPSM.                   *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: After applying the PTF that resolves this    *
  *                 APAR, failing functions must be repeated     *
  *                 executing programs EYU9XZUT, and EYU9D410    *
  *                 or EYU9D420, from libraries containing the   *
  *                 updated code.                                *
  ****************************************************************
     When a request shipped through CPSM's Single System Image
  component (for example, an action initiated by an API program)
  receives an exception in one or more target regions, the trace
  records generated to log the exceptions are sent to the CMAS
  in which the request originated to insure that point-of-failure
  information is available in a common location.
     Trace records generated by CPSM contain metadata which is
  interpreted by the trace utility EYU9XZUT and by module EYU0DVAF
  (DVAF - IPCS VERBEXIT Trace Formatter), to increase readability
  of the formatted trace records.  For Version 5 Release 2 of CPSM
  the format of the metadata changed to support new function in
  that release.  If a CMAS running V5.1 of CPSM connects to a CMAS
  running V5.2, the AUXTRACE datasets and internal trace buffers
  might contain trace records generated by CPSM V5.2 which cannot
  be formatted correctly by the V4.1 or V4.2 version of EYU9XZUT
  and by EYU9D410 or EYU9D420.
  

Problem conclusion

•    Modules EYU9XZUT and EYU0DVAF were modified to process trace
  records containing metadata generated by V5.2 of CPSM.
  

Temporary fix

• FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  PM99459

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI16860 UI16861

Modules/Macros

• EYU0DVAF EYU9XZUT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V4

• Fixed component ID

  5655S9700

Applicable component levels

• R60M PSY UI16860

     UP14/04/11 P F404

• R70M PSY UI16861

     UP14/04/11 P F404

Fix is available

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