IT12880: WMQ PING CHANNEL COMMAND RETURNS AMQ9641 BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CHANNEL OR HOST NAMES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When issuing a ping channel command on WMQ 7.5, it returns
  an AMQ9641 error with a blank channel and host:
  
    AMQ9641: Remote CipherSpec error for channel '' to host ''.
  
  The same AMQ9641 error in the AMQERRnn.LOG file shows:
  
    AMQ9641: Remote CipherSpec error for channel 'chl.name'
    to host 'ip address(port)'.
  
  The expectation is that the AMQ9641 error from the ping
  channel command would show the same details as reported
  in the AMQERRnn.LOG entry.
  
  A similar lack of inserts is observed when the AMQ9636 or
  AMQ9643 messages are reported on the runmqsc console in response
  to a ping channel command.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  This issue affects users of WebSphere MQ who are using the ping
  channel command to evaluate the status of an MQ channel secured
  with SSL/TLS.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  A coding omission meant that the appropriate values were not
  inserted into the message prior to it being displayed on the
  runmqsc console output.
  

Problem conclusion

• The runmqsc code has been updated so that the inserts are
  correctly applied to the AMQ9641 message in the event of the
  PING CHANNEL command failing due to a cipher specification
  mismatch.
  
  The code has also been updated to correctly insert the channel
  name into the AMQ9636 and AMQ9643 messages when reported on the
  runmqsc console.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v7.1       7.1.0.8
  v7.5       7.5.0.7
  v8.0       8.0.0.5
  
  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 BASE MULTIP

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7241

Applicable component levels