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IT45202: MQ appliance : Failure in a network interface card might cause adjacent NIC to go down incorrectly.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • In MQ appliance running on MQ version 9.3, failure in a network
    interface card (NIC) might cause the NIC in the adjacent
    network module to go down incorrectly.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    USERS AFFECTED:
    Users using MQ appliance with MQ version 9.3
    
    
    Platforms affected:
    MultiPlatform
    
    ****************************************************************
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    A defect in managing the failure in the NIC caused the failure
    in the adjacent NIC.
    

Problem conclusion

  • MQ appliance code has been modified to correctly manage the
    failure in the NIC.
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
    
    Version    Maintenance Level
    v9.3 LTS   9.3.0.16
    v9.x CD    9.3.4
    
    The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
    'IBM MQ Recommended Fixes'
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/recommended-fixes-ibm-mq
    
    If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
    its planned availability can be found in 'IBM MQ
    Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
    https://ibm.biz/mqplannedmaintenance
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT45202

  • Reported component name

    MQ APPLIANCE M2

  • Reported component ID

    5900ALJ00

  • Reported release

    930

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2024-01-02

  • Closed date

    2024-02-22

  • Last modified date

    2024-03-05

  • 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

    MQ APPLIANCE M2

  • Fixed component ID

    5900ALJ00

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud \u0026 Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SS5K6E","label":"IBM MQ Appliance"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"930","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB36","label":"IBM Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
04 April 2024