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Steps for diagnosing a coded disabled wait state

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  1. Obtain the disabled wait state code from the from the stand-alone dump, if obtained or the Hardware Management Console (HMC). The IPCS STATUS WORKSHEET report from a stand-alone dump often contains a corresponding wait state message. For example:
    Figure 1. IPCS STATUS WORKSHEET report from a stand-alone dump
                                 MVS Diagnostic Worksheet                   
                                                                             
     Dump Title: WAIT 0A2 REASON 15A ZOS 1.7 INSTALAC SYSPLEX                
                                                                             
     CPU Model 2066 Version 00 Serial no. 0123B4 Address 00                  
     Date: 05/22/2006     Time: 20:48:49.817141 Local                        
                                                                             
     Wait State Message Issued at 20:43:48 on Day 142 of 2006:               
      IXC436W THIS SYSTEM HAS LOST TIME SYNCHRONIZATION WITH THE OTHER       
              SYSTEMS IN THE SYSPLEX AND                                     
              HAS BEEN PLACED INTO A NON-RESTARTABLE                         
              WAIT STATE CODE: 0A2 REASON CODE: 15A                          
                                                                             
                                                                             
      SYSTEM RELATED DATA                                                    
                                                                             
      CVT  SNAME (154) IEASYSFI   VERID (-18)                                
                                                                             
           CUCB   (64) 00FD5140   PVTP  (164) 00FFB108    GDA  (230) 0210A278
                                                                             
           RTMCT (23C) 00F4FB20   ASMVT (2C0) 00FD75D8    RCEP (490) 01907F18
                                                                             
      CSD  Available CPU mask: 8000  Alive CPU mask: 80000000  00000000      
           Number of active CPUs: 00000001                                   
                                                                             
                                                                             
      PROCESSOR RELATED DATA                                                 
                                                                             
       NAME             OFFSET  |  CPU 00                                    
      --------------------------+-----------------------------------------   
       PSW at time of dump      | 00020000                                   
                                | 80000000                                   
                                | 00000000                                   
                                | 0015A0A2                                   
  2. Find the wait state code using . If there is no recommended action:
    1. Look up the wait state code in the wait state code to module table in .
    2. Use the module name to identify the component using the module identification table in .
  3. Perform a search using the wait state code, reason code, module name and component identifier to look for a known problem. If you cannot find a match, report the problem to IBM.
Table 1. Common disabled wait states
Wait state code Reason code Explanation Go to information in:
X'01B'   This is a restartable wait state that is loaded when an active SLIP trap requests an action of WAIT. The conditions specified on the SLIP command are met. The system enters a wait state, as requested. Information about the environment when the slip trap matches is presented in message IEE844W. For example:
Message IEE844W:

IEE844W SLIP TRAP 0001 MATCHED. ACTION=WAIT TYPE=PER.        
 PER INFO:

207F:	010FEED2
PSW:	440cc000	810FEED6
CR 3-4	80000001	00010001
GR 0-3	00000000	01DA9600 	00000041	01F993B8
4-7:	01EA9600	00000000	010FEE80	00F8C000
8-B:	00FD6F80	010FDA8	00FCD680	9598947F
C-F:	01F998E0	014E7040	01EA9140	0000000C
AR 0-3:	00000000	00000000	00000000	00000000
4-7:	00000000	00000000	00000000	00000000
8-B:	00000000	00000000	00000000	00000000
C-F:	00000000	00000000	00000000	00000000
                                                             
RESTART THE SYSTEM TO CONTINUE
The topic on SLIP problem data in the SLIP work area in .
X'040'   The system ended a task during nucleus initialization program (NIP) processing. Diagnosing an abend
X'064' X'005' Indicates that an ABEND was issued during NIP. To diagnose using a SADUMP, do a SYSTRACE ALL, max PF8 to the bottom of the output and do a 'F *SVC PREV' to locate the the ABEND issued.  
EXAMPLE: WAITX'064' RSNX'005'
00 0001 00000000  *SVCE    D 040C1000 814E1EE2  00000010 84000000 84878000  10000201 00000000 0001 0001 BEC5A7BA2DAC255B
                                                00800004                    00400000 
X'009' A program check occurred during NIP. Accompanying message IEA304W further explains this wait state and entry code. If the message does not display on the console, you can find the message in the wait state message area (WSMA). The WSMA is described in . To diagnose using a stand-alone dump, format the LCCA by entering the CBFormat LCCAx command (where x is the CPU ID). Diagnosing an abend
X'0A2' X'004' The operator entered the VARY XCF,sysname,OFFLINE command to remove the system from the sysplex. Ask the operator or system programmer why the system was varied out of the sysplex before continuing with diagnosis.
X'104' I/O has been prevented as a result of a system being fenced. Go to Diagnosing a system partitioned from a sysplex because of status update missing
X'10C' Cross-system coupling facility (XCF) or cross-system extended services encountered a non-recoverable error and stopped the system. The system also issues this wait state in response to an operator request to stop the system. See for information about diagnosing sysplex problems. Diagnosing an enabled or disabled wait state




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