PK99124: MSGIQCI015A BEING RECEIVED BY QCF WITHIN A TSO CLIENT SESSION

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• QCF session getting:
  IQCI015A 'Bad RC from Server-PF1'                .TYPE=ERROR
      Bad return code from QCF Server. Check the QCF server for
      errors. Check IMS region is available and PSB is started.
  QCFPRINT data set contains:
      Error attempting to allocate dataset
  PF1 to get long message produces:
      IKJ56225I DATA SET hlq.xxxxx.BROWSE ALREADY IN USE, TRY
      LATER+, IKJ56225I DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB OR
      IKJ56225I DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB OR USER
      Data set IQCB9812 'hlq.xxxxx.BROWSE' allocation failure
  
  This allocation failure causes an intermittant QCF server
  attach issue as described. The allocation failure is occuring
  even though there is no other user with the data set allocated.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of QCF2.1 with multiple LPARs          *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This APAR improves data set handling    *
  *                      and error messages when multiple LPARs  *
  *                      are served by a single client.          *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Data sets hlq.BROWSE, hlq.BROWSES.hlq.UNLOAD and other are
  created by client and used by server. They are unallocated
  from client and allocated on server site, after the function
  is done - they are unallocated from server and allocated to
  client. When several LPARs are served by a single client- the
  client and servers on each LPAR have to have access to these
  data sets - they should be allocated on shared packs, and
  freed if server does not finish the functions and returns bad
  return code to client.
  When server can not finish the function for some allocation or
  other error - message IQCI015A is returned to client with
  several reasons, but the data set allocation is not returned
  as a possible reason. Also - some error info is put in the
  hlq.QCFPRINT file, but there is no reference to this file
  in the error messages text.
  In the APAR a FREE request is issued for the client's data sets
  before new allocation. The error message IQCI0015A is improved,
  the and more information in hlq.QCFPRINT file is pointing to the
  possible reasons.
  

Problem conclusion

• Install the APAR to fix data set allocation errors and to have
  better diagnostic information.
  

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:

  UK51284

Modules/Macros

• IQCI01   IQCP0100 IQCYTXCF
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS QUEUE CNTL

• Fixed component ID

  5697E9900

Applicable component levels

• R210 PSY UK51284

     UP09/10/24 P F910

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