IT29973: Enhance tracing in the IBM MQ Explorer Managed File Transfer plugin when determining agent status.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The "Agents" panel within the IBM MQ Explorer Managed File
  Transfer (MFT) plugin displays the status of the agents within
  an IBM MQ MFT topology. In order to determine an agent's status,
  the plugin:
  - Subscribes to the SYSTEM.FTE topic on the coordination queue
  manager for the topology,
  using the topic string "/Agents/#"
  - And performs some processing of the agent status messages that
  it receives.
  The trace generated by the IBM MQ Explorer MFT plugin when it is
  processing the status messages is missing useful information,
  which makes it difficult for IBM Support to identify how the
  plugin has determined the state of an agent.
  

Local fix

• Not Applicable
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  This issue affects users of the IBM MQ Explorer Managed File
  Transfer plugin who are using trace entries to understand the
  state of their agent.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  Windows, Linux on x86-64
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When trace is enabled, the IBM MQ Explorer Managed File Transfer
  plugin is able to write trace entries regarding the state of an
  agent.
  
  More detail inside these trace entries could have allowed for a
  better understanding of the reasons why an agent was being
  reported as being in a particular state.
  

Problem conclusion

• Additional trace points for the agent have been added to better
  understand the reasons behind the state of an agent.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.1 CD    9.1.4
  v9.1 LTS   9.1.0.4
  
  The latest available MQ 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

  IBM MQ MFT V9.1

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7272

Applicable component levels