PM68687: SOME ENTRIES IN THE XA PARTNER LOG MIGHT NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR RECOVERY EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD.

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Under certain circumstances, during XA recovery, some entries
in the XA Partner logs may be considered as not eligible for
recovery even though the attempt to recover should be made.

As a result, XA Partner logs may grow in size.

Keywords: epoch

Local fix

```
Contact L2 support.
```

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server V7.0, V8.0, and V8.5                 *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Under certain circumstances, during     *
*                      XA recovery, some entries in the XA     *
*                      Partner logs may be considered as not   *
*                      eligible for recovery even though the   *
*                      attempt to recover should be made.      *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
In a particular RACF environment, the Resource Manager token
associated with RRS will be deleted at server shutdown,
provided that there are no RRS transactions to recover.  As
such, when the server is restarted, a new RM token will be
generated for the server, and the recovery epoch will be reset
to 1.  However, there is no check made during server shutdown
that all XA resources have been recovered successfully -
deleting the Resource Manager token with XA resources still
undergoing recovery can potentially result in XA resources
being unrecovered at the next server startup.

Problem conclusion

Only allow the deletion of the Resource Manager token in the
particular RACF environment if there are no RRS transactions
to recover and all XA resources have been recovered.

APAR PM68687 is currently targeted for inclusion in Fix Packs
7.0.0.27, 8.0.0.6, and 8.5.0.2 of WebSphere Application Server.

Please refer to URL:
//www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
for Fix Pack availability.

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

APAR number
PM68687
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Reported component ID
5655I3500
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2012-07-11
Closed date
2012-09-24
Last modified date
2013-02-04

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

PM80643

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE FOR Z
Fixed component ID
5655I3500

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY UK90578
UP13/01/18 P F301

Fix is available

Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS7K4U","label":"WebSphere Application Server for z\/OS"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"7.0","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
29 October 2021

Tips

PM68687: SOME ENTRIES IN THE XA PARTNER LOG MIGHT NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR RECOVERY EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD.

Fixes are available

Subscribe

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R700 PSY UK90578

Fix is available

Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

Document Information

Share your feedback

Need support?