IC71832: ONINIT -W ON WINDOWS SIMPLY RETURNS WHETHER IT FAILS OR NOT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You can do oninit -w even when the instance is already started
  without any error reporting, which is misleading.
  
  oninit -w is internally calling a program to start the service.
  This will return an error message that the service is already
  started, but that is not reported back.
  Other error messages, like "service could not be started" etc
  are also not displayed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IDS 11.50 users on Windows                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When the engine is brought up as a service, an 'oninit -w'   *
  * run with the engine still running does not return any error  *
  * messages.                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to 11.50.xC9.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in 11.50.xC9. When the engine is brought up as a service,
  an 'oninit -w' run with the engine still running will result in
  a error message being returned from the server.
  

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

  IBM IDS ENTRP E

• Fixed component ID

  5724L2304

Applicable component levels

• RB15 PSN

     UP

• RB15 PSY

     UP