IT33387: IBM MQ Explorer MFT capture log shows an incorrect destination path

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An IBM MQ MFT v9.1.5 transfer was initiated using a MFT Protocol
  Bridge Agent (PBA) as the source agent.
  The credentials configured to connect to the remote file server
  were incorrect, which resulted in the requested transfer
  failing.
  
  When this happened, the MQ	 Explorer and the MFT transfer
  capture log both incorrectly displayed the destination path for
  the transfer, with the source path being appended to the
  destination path.
  
  
  For example:
    Source file was located at:
      N:/home/ibmsys/MQFTE/SourceDIR/*.pgp
  
    Destination path to transfer the file to was specified as:
      D:\MQFTE\DestinationDIR
  
  In MQ Explorer and the capture log ("progress" action), the
  destination path was incorrect shown as:
  
    D:/MQFTE/DestinationDIR/N:/home/ibmsys/MQFTE/SourceDIR/*.pgp
  
  The capture log XML output snippet was:
  
  <item mode="binary">
    <source disposition="leave" type="file">
      <file size="0">N:/home/ibmsys/MQFTE/SourceDIR/*.pgp</file>
    </source>
    <destination type="file">
      <file
  size="-1">D:/MQFTE/DestinationDIR/N:/home/ibmsys/MQFTE/SourceDIR
  /*.pgp</file>
    </destination>
    <status resultCode="1">
      <supplement>BFGBR0088E: No credential mapping has been found
  for user 'IBMUSER'. </supplement>
    </status>
  </item>
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users using IBM MQ MFT Protocol Bridge Agent.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  When an IBM MQ MFT Protocol Bridge Agent (PBA) is used as the
  source agent in a transfer, and the supplied user credentials
  are incorrect, a requested transfer will fail, which is
  expected.
  However when this occurred, the MQ Explorer and MFT capture log
  displayed an incorrect destination path for the transfer.
  
  In the destination path displayed, the source path is appended
  to the destination path.
  
  For example:
  
  Source file specified:
    "someserver.com:/home/user/MQFTE/SourceDIR/*.pgp"
  
  Destination path specified:
    "/home/user/DestinationDIR"
  
  In the MQ Explorer and in the capture log ("progress" action),
  the destination path would be incorrectly displayed as:
  
  
  /home/user/DestinationDIR/someserver.com:/home/user/MQFTE/Source
  DIR/*.pgp
  
  Similarly, when SFTP server connection was refused , as before,
  the destination path was incorrectly formed and in the mean time
  if the ConnectException was resolved, then the transfer
  progressed and delivered the file to invalid destination.
  

Problem conclusion

• IBM MQ MFT Protocol Bridge Agent has been updated such that when
  
  1. A BridgeCredential exception is thrown while resolving the
  transfer file names (such as in the case where the user
  credentials to connect to the remote file server are incorrect),
  the destination path will contain only the destination transfer
  name in the path.
  
  For example:
  Source file specified:
    "someserver.com:/home/user/MQFTE/SourceDIR/*.pgp"
  
  Destination path specified:
    "/home/user/DestinationDIR"
  
  If there was a BridgeCredential exception and subsequent failed
  transfer, then the MQ Explorer and capture log would show the
  destination path as:
    /home/user/DestinationDIR/
  
  2. A java.net.ConnectException or
  java.net.NoRouteToHostException is thrown while resolving the
  PBA source transfer file names,
     the transfer will fail and a new message BFGRP0038I will be
  shown on MQExplorer, which describes the cause of failure.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.2 LTS   9.2.0.2
  v9.x CD    9.2.2
  
  The latest available MQ maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM MQ MFT V9.1

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7272

Applicable component levels