APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
The record header in each record of a .FDC file contains the build level of MQ. If a fix has been installed using the supplied installation program, then a line containing the fix name has been added to mqpatch.dat. The build level in the FDC record header is expected to contain the current fix name, if there is one. The first line from mqpatch.dat was being written into the FDC record header. But it is possible for the level of MQ code to be upgraded (by installing a fix pack), or for a second fix to be installed, without the earlier line being removed from mqpatch.dat. In that case it is the last line in the file that is most appropriate to be written into the FDC record header, not the first line.
Local fix
Manually edit mqpatch.dat to remove the irrelevant lines, leaving only the last line.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** USERS AFFECTED: Users looking at FDC files (these are written for unhandled error conditions) and seeing that the fix named in the top of the FDC file is not relevant for the installation. Platforms affected: MultiPlatform **************************************************************** PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The last line in mqpatch.dat is most appropriate to describe the current state of fixes installed, not the first line (if there is more than one line). So the last line from mqpatch.dat should have been used in the FDC records.
Problem conclusion
The MQ code has been changed to write out the last line from mqpatch.dat into the FDC records. The dspmqver command now also outputs the last line (if present) from mqpatch.dat as the 'Level:'. --------------------------------------------------------------- The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs: Version Maintenance Level v9.1 LTS 9.1.0.11 v9.2 LTS 9.2.0.5 v9.x CD 9.3.0.0 The latest available maintenance can be obtained from 'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes' http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037 If the maintenance level is not yet available information on its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ Planned Maintenance Release Dates' http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309 ---------------------------------------------------------------
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT37199
Reported component name
IBM MQ BASE M/P
Reported component ID
5724H7261
Reported release
900
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2021-06-09
Closed date
2021-12-21
Last modified date
2022-04-13
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
IBM MQ BASE M/P
Fixed component ID
5724H7261
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSYHRD","label":"IBM MQ"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"9.0"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
14 April 2022