IC68549: WMQ 7: A CONTROLLED ENDING "ENDMQM" OR "ENDMQM -W" DOES NOT STOP A QUEUE MANAGER IF THE NAME HAS "%".

WebSphere MQ V7.0 Fix Pack 7.0.1.4
WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 for i5/OS Fix Pack 7.0.1.4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When issuing a "controlled ending" of a queue manager:
  endmqm QMgrName
  or
  endmqm -w QMgrName
  in WebSphere MQ 7, when the QMgrName has a percent sign (%) in
  the name, the queue manager enters in Quiescing state and
  it does not terminate:
  
  C:\> endmqm -w QM%1
  Waiting for queue manager 'QM%1' to end.
  Waiting for queue manager 'QM%1' to end.
  
  From another window the following commands are issued to see
  the status and to try to restart it:
  C:\> dspmq
  QMNAME(QM%1) STATUS(Quiescing)
  
  C:\> strmqm QM%1
  AMQ7880: Error code 49 starting QM%1/Queue Manager WebSphere MQ
  service.
  
  An FDC with probe PU821050 is created when one such queue
  manager is started.
  

Local fix

• Use the "immediate ending" command for the queue manager:
       endmqm -i QM%1
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Customers of WebSphere MQ v7 who use queue managers with a %
  character in the name.
  
  Platforms affected:
  All Distributed (iSeries, all Unix and Windows)
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  When a queue manager is started, WebSphere MQ creates a
  subscription for internal use. This topic string for this
  subscription contains the name of the queue manager in it. When
  a queue manager with a % character in its name is started, the
  topic string for the aforementioned subscription will also
  contain the % character. In topic string parlance, the %
  character is used as an escape character and due to this an
  error occurs resulting in the queue manager not starting up
  fully. The problem manifests when the queue manager is ended or
  PubSub services of the queue manager are made use of.
  

Problem conclusion

• WebSphere MQ was modified to account for queue manager names
  with a % character in them and process them accordingly.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
                     v7.0
  Platform           Fix Pack 7.0.1.4
  --------           --------------------
  Windows            U200323
  AIX                U835793
  HP-UX (PA-RISC)    U836458
  HP-UX (Itanium)    U836463
  Solaris (SPARC)    U836459
  Solaris (x86-64)   U836465
  iSeries            tbc_p700_0_1_4
  Linux (x86)        U836460
  Linux (x86-64)     U836464
  Linux (zSeries)    U836461
  Linux (Power)      U836462
  
  The latest available 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

  WMQ WINDOWS V7

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7220

Applicable component levels

• R701 PSY

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