PM42481: CAN NOT CORRELATE WAS AND CICS REQUESTS USING Z/OS STANDARD REPORTING TOOLS.

8.0.0.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 1
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• System programmers or security auditors for WebSphere
  Application Server for z/OS can not correlate WAS and CICS
  requests using z/OS standard reporting tools like SMF.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server                                      *
  *                  V8.0                                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A system programmer or security         *
  *                      auditor can not correlate WebSphere     *
  *                      Optimized Local Adapter (WOLA)          *
  *                      outbound                                *
  *                      requests with CICS requests.            *
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                                                                 *
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  System programmers or security auditors for WebSphere
  Application Server for z/OS can not correlate WOLA outbound
  requests and CICS requests using z/OS standard reporting tools
  like System Management Facility (SMF).
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been add to create a System Management Facility 120
  subtype 10 record for WebSphere Optimized Local Adapter
  outbound requests.
  
  See the information center for the layout of the new SMF 120
  subtype 10 record.
  
  The new SMF 120 subtype 10 record contains a WOLA Outbound
  Request type specific section. Inside this section is a 256
  byte field (SM120AD8) called the outbound request correlator
  context. This correlator context also ends up in the CICS SMF
  110 records.
  
  A new environment variable was added to control the creation of
  the SMF 120 subtype 10 record.
  
  The new environment variable name is:
  
  server_SMF_outbound_enabled
  
  Description:
  Specifies whether you want a z/OS SMF 120 Subtype 10 record
  created for WOLA outbound requests.
  
  The default is 0.
  
  If you specify 1 for this property, an SMF 120 Subtype 10
  record is created. Collecting the data for this record could
  impact performance, do not enable this property unless you have
  a specific reason for collecting the data that is included in
  this record.
  
  
  New modify commands have been added to dynamically enable
  or disable creation of the SMF 120 subtye 10 records.
  
  The new modify commands are:
  
  f server,SMF,OUTBOUND,ON
  Used to turn on the creation of SMF 120-10 records.
  
  f server,SMF,OUTBOUND,OFF
  Used to turn off the creation of SMF 120-10 records.
  
  f server SMF,OUTBOUND,RESET
  Used to have the creation of SMF 120-10 records controlled by
  the value specified on the server_SMF_outbound_enabled
  environment variable.
  
  APAR PM42481 is currently targeted for inclusion in
  Service Level (8.0.0.1)  of WebSphere Application Server
  
  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery
  information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  WEBSPHERE FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655I3500

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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