IT42798: First failure data (FDC) records with probe OP233170 from trcFCloseFn written when MQ trace filesystem is full

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The /var/mqm/trace filesystem filled up with .TRC and/or .FMT
  files.
  
  The dspmqtrc program, which formats the .TRC files to human
  readable .FMT files, discovered this error at the time of
  closing the .FMT file, when it called the C library call
  fclose().
  
  This error condition (errno=ENOSPC, 28) was reported via an FDC
  in /var/mqm/errors, but this FDC is of little value, and
  consumes space in /var/mqm/errors for little benefit.
  
  Instead of an FDC, some error text on the user's console would
  be sufficient and more useful.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users who run dspmqtrc at a point when the /var/mqm/trace
  filesystem becomes full.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  AIX, Linux on zSeries, Linux on x86-64, Linux on Power, IBM
  iSeries
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The FDC consumed space in /var/mqm/errors for little benefit.
  

Problem conclusion

• The dspmqtrc program has been corrected to avoid writing this
  FDC for the errno=28 (ENOSPC) condition.  Instead, the following
  text will appear on the console:
  
  AMQ7065S: Insufficient space on disk.
  
  The FDC with probe OP233170 might validly still appear in
  future, but not in this specific scenario where the trace
  filesystem has become full.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.2 LTS   9.2.0.10
  v9.3 LTS   9.3.0.5
  v9.x CD    9.3.3
  
  The latest available 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

  MQ BASE V9.2

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7281

Applicable component levels