APAR status
Closed as documentation error.
Error description
The deploy operation for Z Development and Test Environment Enterprise Edition (ZD&T EE) 12.0.5 relies on being able to SSH to the target z/OS to determine when the IPL is complete. It is also used as a means of being able to initiate data set restore post IPL. If SSHD is not started with the IPL process then the tooling will time-out after 10 minutes as a successful SSH connection to the target z/OS is never established, even though the IPL can be completed successfully. As a result the tooling thinks the IPL failed and will show the deploy operation as failed. The requirement for SSHD to be running in order to show a deploy to appear successful needs to be clearly indicated in the documentation.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * ZD&T Tools users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * The deploy operation relies on being able to SSH to the * * target z/OS to determine when the IPL is complete. It is * * also used as a means of being able to initiate data set * * restore post IPL. If SSHD is not started with the IPL * * process then the tooling will time-out after 10 minutes as a * * successful SSH connection to the target z/OS is never * * established, even though the IPL can be completed * * successfully. As a result the tooling * * thinks the IPL failed and will show the deploy operation as * * failed. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** The requirement for SSHD to be running in order to show a deploy to appear successful needs to be clearly indicated in the documentation.
Problem conclusion
The following documentation has been added: To ensure that a deployment is shown as success after IPL is complete, SSHD must be running. The deployment operation for ZD&T Enterprise Edition relies on being able to SSH to the target z/OS to determine when the IPL is complete. It is also used as a means of being able to initiate data set restorage after IPL. If SSHD is not started with the IPL process, the Enterprise Edition web server will time out after ten minutes because a successful SSH connection to the target z/OS is not established. Even the IPL can be completed successfully, the web server determines that the IPL fails, and shows that the deployment operation fails. This is now available as part of IBM Z Development and Test Environment 13.0. Product web page: https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/z-systems-development-test -environment Fix List: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27044017
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PH27351
Reported component name
ZSYS DEV AND TE
Reported component ID
5725G3900
Reported release
C00
Status
CLOSED DOC
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2020-07-10
Closed date
2020-12-09
Last modified date
2020-12-09
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
10 December 2020