VM66374: SMAPI INITIALIZATION MAY USE THE WRONG DMSSICNF COPY VALUES

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• SMAPI appends the DMSSICNF COPY file (customer's updates to the
  SMAPI configuration) to the end of the IBMCNF COPY file (IBM's
  version of the SMAPI configuration file). This merged file is
  then stored on the VMSYS:VSMWORK1.DATA directory as DMSSICNF
  COPY. The main worker exec assumes the aforementioned directory
  is NOT accessed when it starts its work. As a result, it thinks
  it is using the new config parameters to inform its processing.
  However since the "old" config parameters are, in fact,
  accessed, those are used instead, resulting in the potential for
  LOTs of anomalous behavior.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  The SMAPI initialization process combines the IBM supplied
  IBMCNF COPY configuration file with the user-customizable
  DMSSICCNF COPY file for use by all the SMAPI worker and request
  servers. The correctly combined configuration file is not always
  the one used by the SMAPI initialization process.
  

Problem conclusion

• The SMAPI initialization code has been updated to correctly
  place the merged configuration file into the correct SFS
  directory.
  

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:

  302PC03 UM35630

Modules/Macros

• DMSWSSMI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CMS

• Fixed component ID

  568411201

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY UM35862

     UP21/05/12 I 1000

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