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IT05862: DATA CORRUPTION OCCURRING ON CHECKPOINT/RESTART OF SECOND COPY STEP

Direct links to fixes

4.7.0.3-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0003
4.6.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if007
4.7.0.3-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0003-if002
4.6.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if010
4.7.0.3-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0003-if005
4.7.0.3-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0003-if012
4.6.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if015
4.6.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if017
4.7.0.3-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0003-if015
4.7.0.3-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0003-if020
4.6.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if022
4.7.0.4-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0004
4.6.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if028
4.6.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006
4.7.0.4-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0004-if007
4.6.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if008
4.7.0.4-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0004-if016
4.6.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if009
4.6.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if013
4.6.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if015
4.7.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005
4.6.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if018
4.7.0.4-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0004-if023
4.7.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if006
4.7.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if013
4.7.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if016
4.7.0.5-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0005-if025
4.7.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006
4.7.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if005
4.7.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if006
4.7.0.6-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0006-if012
4.7.0.7-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0007
4.7.0.7-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0007-if001
4.7.0.7-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0007-if009
4.7.0.7-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0007-if016
4.7.0.7-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0007-if018
4.7.0.7-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0007-if021
4.7.0.7-SterlingConnectDirectforMicrosoftWindows-x86-fp0007-if023
Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows 4.6.0 Fix Packs

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • A process was submitted with two subsequent COPY steps sending
    files to a Windows SNODE with checkpointing enabled.
    The second COPY step got interrupted before the first
    checkpoint was received. When the restart occurred, the
    destination file got corrupted.
    

Local fix

  • STRRTC - 416379
    VF / VF
    Circumvention: None
    

Problem summary

  • Users Affected:
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.5.00
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.5.01
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.6.0
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.7.0
    
    Problem Description:
    Data corruption occurring at a subsequent COPY step when it
    gets restarted before the first checkpoint has been received.
    This only occurs when Windows is SNODE writing the destination
    file.
    
    Platforms Affected:
    Windows
    

Problem conclusion

  • Resolution Summary:
    Added code to update the ckpt file in-between COPY steps.
    
    Delivered In:
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.5.00 Build 054 Fix 107
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.5.01 Build 020 Fix 72
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.6.0.5_iFix001
    Sterling Connect:Direct for Windows 4.7.0.2_iFix003
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT05862

  • Reported component name

    STR CD FOR WIND

  • Reported component ID

    5725C9908

  • Reported release

    470

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2014-12-02

  • Closed date

    2014-12-17

  • Last modified date

    2014-12-17

  • 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

    STR CD FOR WIND

  • Fixed component ID

    5725C9908

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSRRVY","label":"Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"4.7","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
25 August 2023