DFS251I hh.mm.ss CONTROL UNIT INOPERABLE LINE x PTERM y-z aa,bbbb,cc,dd,ee,ff,gg,hh, iiii,jjjj

Explanation

A remote control unit for one or more devices has become inoperable. All terminals associated with the failing control unit have been stopped. See information about the z/OS® system error message IEA000I for line and TCU errors or IMS error message DFS973I for 3270 device errors.

Attention: IMS no longer supports BTAM terminals.
The following description applies to remote 3270 devices:
Code
Meaning
y-z
This field gives the range of PTERMs that are connected to the control unit.
aa
This field contains the ECB completion code.
bbbb
The DECTYPE field indicates the type of failing operation.
cc
The DECTPCOD field indicates the data communication operation code from the last CCW run in the channel program.
dd
The DECFLAGS field contains the flag byte passed to IMS from BTAM. The field might contain information as to the cause of the failure.
ee
The DECSENS0 field contains the sense information from the DECB if the status in the CSW indicates a unit check.
ff
The DECERRST is the error status field from the DECB.
gg
The DECCSWST is the CSW status field from the DECB.
hh
This field contains the device-dependent module code. When the 3270 device-dependent modules shut down a component of the data communication network, a device-dependent module reason code indicates why the device-dependent module shut down the component. The device-dependent module codes are described below.
iiii
This field contains the BSCK return code. The code is passed from the BSC check routine (DFSBSCK0) to the device-dependent module. The BSC check routine analyzes the I/O completion and passes a unique return code to the device-dependent module, depending on the contents of the DECB fields.
Note: A BSCK return code of X'0108' is set for a selection timeout from the remote control unit. If a port does not exist, a /START command must be issued which does not include the unavailable PTERMS.
jjjj
This field contains the SENSE/STATUS information from the 3270 device (if applicable). See IBM 3270 Information Display System for an explanation of the SENSE/STATUS codes.
The device-dependent module codes (field hh) have the following meanings:
Code (Dec)
Meaning
01
Data received did not start with start-of-text/start-of-header (STX/SOH) or did not end with end-of-transmission block (ETB) or end-of text (ETX).
02
An invalid attention-identification (AID) character was received from the 3270.
03
One of the following occurred:
  • Start/stop (S/S) READ was performed, but data other than an S/S message was received.
  • Fewer than 9 bytes were read on an S/S READ.
  • S/S message did not have STX character in correct place.
  • Device address in S/S message does not match device address in communication terminal block (CTB).
04
Invalid return code passed back in CLBTEMP5 from DFSBSCK0.
05
Invalid S/S combination received.
06
S/S related to a copy operation was received. However, no copy operation was in progress, or an error occurred on copy operation and device-dependent module found invalid DECTYPE or data stream.
07
Interrupt request invalidly received from the 3275 video display.
08
Device end S/S message received, but device-dependent module is not in READ setup or READ interrupt logic.
09
Fewer than 5 bytes were read.
10
Device address in data stream was invalid for a device on this control unit or line.
11
Retries exhausted on temporary error.

Operator response

(master terminal) Correct the malfunction, and restart all terminals associated with the remote control unit for LINE x PTERM y. Any operations in progress must be restarted.

Problem determination

1, 6, 23, 24

Module

DFSC3270 (DFS251I), DFSDN030, DFSDN130 (DFS251)