PM88393: Client connections that time-out might prevent ConnectionManagerthreads and IPIC sessions being released

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A Gateway daemon configured to use the dropworking and
  idletimeout parameters might not free ConnectionManager threads
  and IPIC sessions when a client connection is timed out. The
  value of the ECI timeout parameter does not affect the release
  of the resources.
  

Local fix

• Remove the dropworking parameter to prevent the purge of in-use
  connections
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of CICS TG using IPIC connected    *
  *                 CICS servers and the dropworking             *
  *                 parameter on protocol handler definitions.   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: A Gateway daemon configured to use the  *
  *                      dropworking and idletimeout parameters  *
  *                      might not free ConnectionManager        *
  *                      threads and IPIC sessions when a client *
  *                      connection is timed out. The            *
  *                      value of the ECI timeout parameter does *
  *                      not affect the release of the           *
  *                      resources.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When using XA or extended mode ECI requests a client connection
  that times-out might prevent ConnectionManager threads and IPIC
  sessions from being released.
  

Problem conclusion

• CICS TG has been corrected to free the ConnectionManager thread
  and associated IPIC session when an in-use client connection
  has timed out and the dropworking parameter is specified on a
  protocol handler definition.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  PM84113

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

  UK94133

Modules/Macros

•    CTG00201 CTG00204
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CTG V9 FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y2000

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY UK94133

     UP13/07/17 P F307

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