PI84650: ON Z/OS, MULTIPLE EMBEDDED ZRES CLIENTS SUBMITTED AT SAME TIME RESULT IN 'FAILED TO INITIALISE THE JVM'.

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• We see a failure when submitting multiple embedded zRES client
  jobs from the same JCL deck. One of the clients jobs will fail
  with this;
  Exception in thread "main" 19 May 2017 12:23:51 HBRJSTRA
  1048755972014604289 Exception text was: java.io.IOException:
  failed to rename
  /u/ahebb/OD07/config/res/raxml4326371566681010966.tmp to
  /u/ahebb/OD07/config/res/ra.xml
  19 May 2017 12:23:51 HBRJSTRA 1048755972014604289 Full stack
  trace was: ilog.rules.res.setup.ZRulesSetup.setupRA(ZRulesSetup.
  java:130)
  ilog.rules.res.setup.ZRulesSetup.transform(ZRulesSetup.java:82)
  com.ibm.rules.hbr.common.Configurable.configure_ra(Configurable.
  java:129)
  com.ibm.rules.hbr.runtime.RulesExecutionManager.initialise(
  RulesExecutionManager.java:650)
  19 May 2017 12:23:51 HBRJSTRA 1048755972014604289 Unable to
  initialise the server, check the logs for exception information
  19 May 2017 12:23:51 HBRJSTRA 1048755972014604289 Failed to
  initialise the JVMxRLSBERF Connect API time info:xRLSBERF
  numLoops/Start/Stop/Duration , 00000000 , 13 23 43.754663 , 13
  23 51.871381 , 0008.116 , seconds
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: ZRES RUNNING INSIDE THE CICS JVM SERVER      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: MULTIPLE CICS JVM SERVERS SHARING THE   *
  *                      SAME HBRWORKPATH CAN CORRUPT THE RA.XML *
  *                      FILE                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  EXTRA PROTECTION IS MADE FOR THE RA.XML FILE TO PREVENT THE
  CORRUPTION
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

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