JR44156: NETEZZA CONNECT JOBS HANG INTERMITTENTLY TRYING TO OPEN THE PIPE SECOND TIME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Netezza Connector jobs might hang intermittently trying to open
  the pipe second time in cases where the stage processes zero
  records.
  
  This problem is mostly observed on Linux platforms.
  

Local fix

• Identify the pipe in the /tmp folder for the problematic
  stage and pump in some data as
  
  echo "1" > /tmp/<pipe_name>
  

Problem summary

• Netezza Connector jobs hang intermittently while trying to open
  the pipe second time.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been corrected to overcome the hang problem.
  

Temporary fix

• Pump in some data to the pipe which gets created in the /tmp
  folder whenever the job gets hung, as
  
  echo "1" > /tmp/<machine-name>_....    --- pipe-name
  

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

  WIS DATASTAGE

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q36DS

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

     UP

• R870 PSY

     UP

• R910 PSY

     UP