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IT05340: MEFG SWIFTNET CHECKFORORPHAN MALFUNCTION ON LINUX

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • On Linux operating system, the checkForOrphan function in the
    restartServers scripts is not detecting leftover processes of
    MEFGSwiftnetServer7 or MEFGSwiftnetSSLServer7, and
    MEFGCommServer7 and MEFGCommSSLServer7.
    

Local fix

  • STRRTC -
    SF/SF
    Circumvention:
    If the MEFGServer is unable to start with the
    message that there is more than one process found in xx.log,
    perform a Kill -9 on the MEFG*Server7 processes you
    see hanging from an earlier instance.
    

Problem summary

  • Users Affected:
    All
    
    Problem Description:
    SWIFTNET MEFGCommServer.sh and MEFGSwiftnetServer.sh
    startup scripts do not properly check for orphan processes
    on Linux platforms. If an orphan exists, it will not get killed
    and the startup will fail.
    User must manually kill the orphan process before running the
    startup scripts.
    
    PLATFORMS AFFECTED:
    LINUX
    

Problem conclusion

  • Resolution Summary:
    A code fix has been provided.
    
    Delivered In:
    5020500_7
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT05340

  • Reported component name

    STR B2B INTEGRA

  • Reported component ID

    5725D0600

  • Reported release

    523

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2014-11-04

  • Closed date

    2015-02-20

  • Last modified date

    2015-07-29

  • 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

    STR B2B INTEGRA

  • Fixed component ID

    5725D0600

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SS3JSW","label":"Sterling B2B Integrator"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"5.2.3","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB59","label":"Sustainability Software"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
24 August 2023