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IV74034: TEBS: COMMUNICATION FAILURE FROM PIPE LISTEN LIMIT (16)

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Problem Description:
    The Tivoli Monitoring server reaches pipe listen limit after
      which no new connections can be made. This limitation was
      found in ITM 6.23 but is known to exist in all versions of
      ITM.
    Detailed Recreation Procedure:
      This limitation is timing and load dependent.
    Related Files and Output:
      The signature of this failure can be seen in the RAS1 log. A
      necessary condition is the message which indicates the limit
      has been reached:
      "(51F2B5B6.0003-807:kdebpli.c,176,"KDEBP_Listen") listen 16
      ..."
    Approver:   NC
    Environment:
      All supported Tivoli Monitoring platforms.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The Tivoli Monitoring server reaches a Basic Service's "PIPE
    listen" limit after which no new connections can be made.  This
    limitation was found in Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.23 but is
    known to exist in all versions of Tivoli Monitoring.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The Basic Service's "PIPE limit" is increased to 32 in release
    IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) 6.23 and 64 in release 6.30.
    
    
    The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
    packages:
    
       | fix pack | 6.3.0-TIV-ITM-FP0005
    

Temporary fix

  • Configure the Tivoli Monitoring server with
    KDEP_SERVICETHREADS=32
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV74034

  • Reported component name

    TEMS

  • Reported component ID

    5724C04MS

  • Reported release

    630

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2015-06-09

  • Closed date

    2015-06-17

  • Last modified date

    2015-06-30

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    OA43063

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    TEMS

  • Fixed component ID

    5724C04MS

Applicable component levels

  • R630 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 June 2015