IT43872: MQ appliance generates errors related to non MQ objects(b2bp andapigw) when querying SNMP MIB

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The following errors may be generated in the IBM MQ Appliance
  v9.3.x default-log and diag-log when the status part of the SNMP
  MIB is queried, e.g. mqStatusQueueManagersStatusTable.
  
  20230412T103434.885Z [0x82e00005][b2bp][error] : tid(218991):The
  persistence store is not running
  
  20230519T195336.589Z [0x88c0028b][apigw][error] : tid(2176847):
  No rate-limit gateway peering is set in gateway
  peering manager.
  

Local fix

• The error messages can be suppressed from the default-log by
  creating an Event Suppression Filter to exclude the 0x82e00005
  and 0x88c0028b event codes. Unfortunately, the same cannot be
  achieved with the diag-log.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users querying SNMP MIB against an IBM MQ Appliance
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The IBM MQ Appliance firmware was incorrectly attempting to
  query the objects b2bp and apigw that are not applicable to MQ
  when the user issued a query to get SNMP MIB. This caused
  unexpected error messages related to b2bp and apigw objects to
  be generated in the logs.
  

Problem conclusion

• The IBM MQ Appliance firmware has been changed to ensure only
  the status objects relevant to MQ are queried.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.3 LTS   9.3.0.10
  v9.x CD    9.3.4
  
  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 is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MQ APPLIANCE M2

• Fixed component ID

  5900ALJ00

Applicable component levels