Abend code 0AB

Explanation: An error occurred while TSO/VTAM was in operation and a VTIOC module was executing a VTAM® macro. The contents of the two low-order bytes of Register 15 indicate the cause of the error.

This error is usually due to a storage problem with the LPBUF or CRPL buffers.
Register 15 contents (in hex)
Explanation
0101
The terminal-input manager for LU1 (for example, IBM® 3767 and IBM 3770 terminals) encountered an unrecoverable error while executing a VTAM macro that uses a request parameter list (RPL).
0102
The terminal-output manager for LU1 (for example, IBM 3767 and IBM 3770 terminals) encountered an unrecoverable error while executing a VTAM macro that uses an RPL.
0103
The terminal-input manager for LU0 and LU2 (for example, IBM 3270 SNA terminals) encountered an unrecoverable error while executing a VTAM macro that uses an RPL.
0104
The terminal-output manager for LU0 and LU2 (for example, IBM 3270 SNA terminals) encountered an unrecoverable error while executing a VTAM macro that uses an RPL.
0105
The VTIOC LOSTERM exit routine encountered an error during execution of a SNA BIND or UNBIND command that used an RPL.
0201
An application ID problem was encountered during execution of a VTAM OPEN macro. The error occurred during initialization of a TSO/VTAM user-address space.
0202
An error occurred during execution of a VTAM OPEN macro. The ERROR field of the ACB indicates the problem. The values that can be set in the ERROR field are listed in ACB OPEN and CLOSE macroinstruction error fields.
0203
An error occurred during execution of a VTAM CLOSE macro. The code in the ERROR field of the ACB is X'42', indicating that the ACB has been closed, but a VTAM error has prevented the successful disconnection of one or more TSO terminals.
0204
During a logon for the TSO application, TSO/VTAM issued a QUERY 3270 data stream to determine the characteristics of the terminal. The response to the query was more than 4096 bytes.

System action: The terminal session in which the error occurred terminates.

Problem Determination:
  • Save the console log from the primary console. For systems with remote consoles, save the remote console log. For systems with multiple-console support (MCS), save a copy of the hard copy log.
  • Save all the associated output.
  • Save the dump.
  • Execute the EREP service aid to dump the LOGREC file, and save the resulting output. For MSS, execute the following program to dump the LOGREC file:
    1. Service aid IFCISDA0
    2. Program ISDASDAO with the DETAIL(ALL) parameter
  • Have the linkage editor/loader map available.