Problems that can occur when QMF is not using current load modules

Unexpected behavior, as well as errors or warning messages when initializing QMF or connecting to a remote database, can happen when QMF initializes with modules from one or more prior releases.

Procedure

Follow these steps to check whether QMF is initializing with the correct load modules:

  1. Issue the command SHOW GLOBALS and check the value of the DSQAO_QMF_VER_RLS variable. The value of this variable for QMF Version 13 Release 1 is QMFV13R1.0.

    If the variable value is not what you expect, it is likely that, during the initialization process, QMF is accessing load modules from prior releases. Depending on how you allocate the SDSQLOAD library, the load modules that QMF is accessing during initialization might be in an unexpected data set, the linklist, or the LPA.

  2. Determine the level of load modules that QMF is accessing. How you complete this step depends on whether you are able to start QMF.
    • If you are able to start QMF:
      1. Start the program with a value of ALL for the DSQSDBUG parameter.
      2. After you run the trace, review any resulting trace output. QMF Version 13.1 modules are associated with the eyecatcher V13R1.00 in the QMF trace. For example: 
        ------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------      ****** 09/12/22  10.25.52 ******  ------------ 
         DSQCPARM:Applied Service Level                  (1) 
34347370 DSQCABND V13R1.00     09/09/16 13:36 WIM11328       
343476C8 DSQCADJM V13R1.00     09/09/16 13:36                 
345F50C8 DSQCAVAR V13R1.00     09/09/16 13:36 WIM11266       
3464D8D0 DSQCBDSS V13R1.00     09/09/16 13:36  WIM7688       
34347E88 DSQCBMPA V13R1.00     09/09/16 13:36                 
34349290 DSQCBOR  V13R1.00     09/09/16 13:36 WIM11215       
346B69D8 DSQCB64C V13R1.00     09/09/16 13:36 WIM11525
    • If you are unable to start QMF:

      Inspect any resulting dump output (such as SYSUDUMP, DSQUDUMP, or SYSMDUMP output) for the version and release information. Verify that the eyecatcher that is associated with all the QMF modules is be the same. QMF Version 13.1 modules are associated with the eyecatcher V13R1.00, as shown in the preceding example.

  3. If you find that the QMF initialization process is using load modules from one or more prior releases instead of the current release, determine the location from which the load modules are being accessed.
    • If you are running QMF for TSO under ISPF, you can use the ISPF ISRDDN diagnostic utility to obtain information about file allocations for the QMF load modules. ISRDDN is a utility that provides a list of allocated ddnames within a TSO user's address space. Thus, how you use this facility to view QMF file allocations depends on how these allocations are done. For example, if your QMF file allocations are done through ISPF, you can issue the following command from within QMF: TSO ISRDDN. The command returns a list of current data set allocations. Browse the list and check that all data sets are being accessed from the correct locations. For sample allocations for the data sets, see the following information: The default data set prefix for QMF Version 13.1 data sets is QMF1310. Your data set prefix for the QMF Version 13.1 load modules might be different.

      If you find allocations that are not pointing to the QMF Version 13.1 libraries, change these allocations to point to the correct locations.

    • You can also use the ISRDDN utility to retrieve allocation information for specific modules and optionally browse the modules if necessary. For example, you can issue the following command to determine the location from which the DSQQMF module was loaded and optionally browse the module: TSO ISRDDN MEMBER DSQQMF

      Be sure that the DSQQMF module is being accessed from the expected location and that it contains the version and release identifiers that you expect. For example, the following output shows that the DSQQMF module was loaded from the QMFCOM.QMF1310.SDSQLOAD data set, which was accessed via ddname DSQLLIB. The specific name of your QMF data sets will vary.

      If the QMF Version 13.1 data set prefix you chose does not include the version and release information, use the following command to browse the DSQQMF load module to help you determine this information: TSO ISRDDN BROWSE DSQQMF

      For QMF Version 13.1, verify that the eyecatcher matches V13R1.00, as shown in the following figure. The date, time, and service level of the module can vary depending on which PTFs were applied.

      Figure 1. Using the ISRDDN utility to browse the DSQQMF module to obtain version and release information
       BROWSE    DSQQMF JPA Start:34484B48 Size:0038BE10    Line 00000000 Col 001 080
********************************* Top of Data *********************************
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