PI75604: MQ Z/OS: THE QLOAD UTILITY REPORTS "INVALID ATTRIBUTE LINE" DURING THE LOAD OF A DATA SET THAT IS LARGER THAN 2GB

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The MQ SupportPac MS03 has been integrated into the product as
  the IBM MQ Queue load / unload utility.  For z/OS, the utility
  is available as load module CSQUDMSG in SCSQLOAD with QLOAD as
  an alias. Sample JCL is available as CSQ4QLOD in SCSQPROC.
  
  The offload of a queue with a large queue depth works, but the
  reload fails.  For example:
  
  Unload:
  ********************************* TOP OF DATA ***********
  Read    - Files:   0  Messages:1294383  Bytes:1246490829
  Written - Files:   1  Messages:1294383  Bytes:1246490829
  ******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA *********
  
  Reload:
  ********************************* TOP OF DATA *************
  Invalid attribute line on line 68560869 of file 'DD:RELOAD'
  Read    - Files:   1  Messages:1008248  Bytes: 970942824
  Written - Files:   0  Messages:1008248  Bytes: 970942824
  ******************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ***********
  
  The problem occurs when processing an input dataset which is
  larger than 2GB.
  
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
  dmpmqmsg
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM MQ for z/OS Version 9       *
  *                 Release 0 Modification 0 and Version 9       *
  *                 Release 1 Modification 0.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When using the CSQUDMSG or QLOAD        *
  *                      utilities to restore the contents of a  *
  *                      previously saved queue, the restore     *
  *                      process may fail if the size of the     *
  *                      input file exceeds 2GB.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  When using the CSQUDMSG or QLOAD utility (also known as
  dmpmqmsg) to restore the contents of a queue previously saved
  using the utility, if the size of the input file exceeds 2GB
  then the restore process may fail. The error reported may
  include the text: "Invalid attribute line on line..."
  

Problem conclusion

• Processing has been amended to allow input files greater than
  2GB to be correctly accessed.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PI69129

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

  PH07177 UI61113 UI61127

Modules/Macros

• CMQUDFNC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MQ Z/OS V9

• Fixed component ID

  5655MQ900

Applicable component levels

• R000 PSY UI61127

     UP19/02/28 P F902

• R100 PSY UI61113

     UP19/02/28 P F902

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