IT18449: SHOULD NOT DUMP "PDDIAGREADFROMFILEINTOBUFFERBS, PROBE:25" WITH DIAGLEVEL 3

DB2 Version 11.1 Mod 2 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod2 Fix Pack2 iFix001 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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Db2 Version 11.1 Mod4 Fix Pack4 iFix001 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Can see a new message that is dumped in db2diag.log every time
  PD_GET_DIAG_HIST() function is called:
  
  2016-06-16-14.31.29.896451+120 I16404886A861        LEVEL: Info
  PID     : 10289404             TID : 38609          PROC :
  db2sysc 0
  INSTANCE: db2inst1               NODE : 000           DB   :
  SAMPLE
  APPHDL  : 0-55555              APPID:
  *LOCAL.db2inst1.160616122823
  AUTHID  : DB2INST1               HOSTNAME: db2host
  EDUID   : 38609                EDUNAME: db2agent (SAMPLE) 0
  FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, RAS/PD component,
  pdDiagReadFromFileIntoBufferBS, probe:25
  MESSAGE : Initial status when binary serach :
  DATA #1 : unsigned integer, 8 bytes
  16404885
  DATA #2 : String, 53 bytes
  2016-06-15-00.00.00.000000:2016-06-16-00.00.00.000000
  DATA #3 : String, 26 bytes
  2016-06-16-00.00.00.000000
  DATA #4 : String, 0 bytes
  Object not dumped: Address: 0x000000012B28F5D4 Size: 0 Reason:
  Zero-length data
  DATA #5 : String, 53 bytes
  2016-06-15-00.00.00.000000:2016-06-16-00.00.00.000000
  
  This was intended as a serviceability request, but you can see
  these messages too many times and ask that we only log it with
  DIAGLEVEL 4.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• First fixed in DB2 11.1 Mod 2 Fix Pack 2
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IT16686

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 FOR LUW

• Fixed component ID

  DB2FORLUW

Applicable component levels