IZ94316: CONMAN SC SHOWS "FTI J" W/O W ON MDM, ALTHOUGH WRITER IS RUNNING ON MDM.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  MDM: TWS 8.3 + FP0009 on Windows 2003 (MDM)
  BDM: TWS 8.3 + FP0009 on Windows 2003 (BDM)
  FTA: TWS 8.3 + FP0009 on Windows 2003 (FTA01)
  
  optman:
    enSwFaultTol=YES
  
  
  <FTA: 20110114_TWSMERGE.log>
  1. mailman started per JnextPlan.
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV085I Starting from host MDM,
  job number #J7296
  
  2. Autolinks to MDM successfully.
  
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV029I Attempting to link to
  MDM.
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV093I Wrote POBox BDM, :My,
  FM:FTA01 #J8088, TO: LEN:588 ID:1402
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV104I Has linked to MDM using
  TCP. 14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV091I Wrote intercom, :My,
  FM:FTA01 #J7296, TO:FTA01 LEN:76 ID:0
  
  3. Also links to BDM, per enSwFaultTol=YES, but fails because
  BDM does not have a new Symphony yet.
  
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV029I Attempting to link to
  BDM.
    :
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV036W Mailman cannot link to
  the following workstation: BDM because it has an incompatible
  Symphony file.
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:+
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:+ AWSBCV035W Mailman was unable to
  link to workstation: BDM; the messages are written to the PO
  box.
  14:28:02 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:+
  14:28:04 14.01.2011|
  
  <BDM: 20110114_TWSMERGE.log>
  1. FTA tries to Link to BDM, but unlinks immediately because BDM
  is not initialized yet.
  
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|FTA01:WRITER:AWSBCW028I Started by
  MAILMAN/8.3 from FTA01; workstation type: WNT
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|FTA01:WRITER:AWSBCW031I Handshake
  command_type StartMailbox
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|FTA01:WRITER:AWSBCW031I Handshake
  command_type Unlnk
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|FTA01:WRITER:AWSBCW032I Mailman has told me
  to quit, total cpu 0
    :
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:AWSBDY111I Received command
  MY:WRITER-DOWN
  for run number -1 workstation FTA01 from workstation BDM
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:Workstation FTA01 State is being
  changed: UNSETTING: WRITER
    :
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:AWSBDY111I Received command
  MY:WRITER-DOWN for run number -1 workstation FTA01 from
  workstation BDM
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:Workstation FTA01 State is being
  changed: UNSETTING: WRITER
  
  <MDM: 20110114_TWSMERGE.log>
  1. FTA FTA01 is linked normally and writer starts on MDM.
  
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV029I Attempting to link to
  FTA01.
    :
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV061I Starting to initialize
  FTA01
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV055I Finished initializing
  FTA01
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV091I Wrote intercom, :My,
  FM:MDM #J5856, TO:MDM LEN:76 ID:0
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCT041I Service 2002 started on
  FTA01
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV104I Has linked to FTA01 using
  TCP.
    :
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:AWSBDY104I Received command MY:LINK
  for run number 1603 for workstation FTA01 from workstation MDM
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:Workstation FTA01 State is being
  changed: LINKED=TCP
    :
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|FTA01:WRITER:AWSBCW028I Started by
  MAILMAN/8.3 from FTA01; workstation type: WNT
    :
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|FTA01:WRITER:AWSBAT006I The event counter
  table was successfully filled. Initialization is complete.
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|FTA01:WRITER:AWSBCW031I Handshake
  command_type StartMailbox
  
  2. MDM starts to initialize BDM, BDM and writer starts on MDM.
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV029I Attempting to link to
  BDM.
    :
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV061I Starting to initialize
  BDM
  14:29:25 14.01.2011|MAILMAN:AWSBCV055I Finished initializing BDM
    :
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BDM:WRITER:AWSBCW028I Started by MAILMAN/8.3
  from BDM; workstation type: WNT
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BDM:WRITER:AWSBAT001I The event counter is
  successfully initializing: AWSBAT051I During its initialization,
  the process copied the records for the event counter table from
  the version stored in the EventCounter file.
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BDM:WRITER:AWSBAT006I The event counter
  table was successfully filled. Initialization is complete.
  14:29:26 14.01.2011|BDM:WRITER:AWSBCW031I Handshake command_type
  StartMailbox
  
  3. MDM receives WRITER-UP from MDM.
  
  14:29:28 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:AWSBDY112I Received command
  MY:WRITER-UP for run number -1 for workstation FTA01 from
  workstation MDM.
  14:29:28 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:Workstation FTA01 State is being
  changed: WRITER
  
  4. MDM receives WRITER-DOWN from BDM and unsets writer.
  
  14:29:28 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:AWSBDY111I Received command
  MY:WRITER-DOWN
  for run number -1 for workstation FTA01 from workstation BDM.
  14:29:28 14.01.2011|BATCHMAN:Workstation FTA01 State is being
  changed: UNSETTING: WRITER
  
  
  
  Result:
  On MDM, conman sc shows "FTI J" without "W", although writer is
  running on MDM.
  
  FTA01    1603   WNT  FTA      20    0   01/14/11 14:28 FTI J
  MASTERDM
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• See Apar Description. This issue is present onl
  y when enSwFaultTol=YES.
  

Problem conclusion

• This apar will be fixed into 8.5.1-TIV-TWS-F
  P0002, 8.5-TIV-TWS-FP0003 and 8.4-TIV-TWS-FP0006.
  

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

  TIV WRKLD SCHDL

• Fixed component ID

  5698WKB83

Applicable component levels

• R83T PSY

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