IZ77367: XMS .NET TO CLIENT CONNECTION TO WEBSPHERE APPLICATION SERVER SIBUS RESULTS IN A IBM.XMS.CORE.SICONNECTIONDROPPEDEXCEPTION

WebSphere MQ V7.0 Fix Pack 7.0.1.4
WebSphere MQ V7.0.1 for i5/OS Fix Pack 7.0.1.4

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When using the XMS .NET client to connect to WebSphere Applicati
  on Server Service Integration Bus and the connection is broken
  (network cable unglugged)between the client and SIBUs a
  SIConnectionDroppedException is correctly thrown.  If the
  physical connection is restored, a subsequent new connection
  attempt is successful but after some time the following
  exception is recorded and the connection is broken once more:
  "An Unhandled Exception of type IBM.XMS.Core.SIConnectionDropped
  
  Exception' occurred in IBM.XMS.SIB.dll"
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  USERS AFFECTED:
  XMS .NET client user connecting to SIB.
  
  Platforms affected:
  Windows
  
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  PROBLEM SUMMARY:
  The exception thrown by one of the XMS component is not catch
  by code, which is causing a Unhandled exception to thrown by
  application in visual studio. And Connection table was not
  cleaned by the the XMS code after disconnecting from the SIB
  which causing the subsequent connection attempts to fail
  

Problem conclusion

• Required code is added to handle the exception and connection
  table cleanup is done, So that subsequent connection will try
  for trsh connection
  

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

  MSG SRVCS CL .N

• Fixed component ID

  5724M2100

Applicable component levels

• R200 PSY

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