OA06124: REMOVE DEPENDANCY FROM HEALTH MONITOR FOR RKILL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The health Monitor at present is dependant on Microsoft's
  RKIll.  Microsoft has acknowledged a problem with that code, but
  it is not a supported API and will not be fixed.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All TBSM 2.1.1 users.                        *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Listener column in the MVS Status   *
  *                      window in the HealthMonitor client      *
  *                      does not display the correct            *
  *                      information.                            *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  The HealthMonitor scripts run rkill commands to verify that the
  ASIMVSIPOSListener process is active on the EventHandler server.
  The problem is that the RemoteKill service is not very reliable
  and tends to shut down on its own at times when the server it
  is running on is very active. This is fairly common on the
  EventHandler server if a customer has many OS's. If the
  RemoteKill service is not running when the HealthMonitor scripts
  are run by the HealthMonitor, the MVS Status window will show
  incorrect status.
  

Problem conclusion

• MKS Toolkit 8.6 introduced a parameter for the "ps" command
  that allows it to run against remote servers, which is exactly
  what was needed to remove the HealthMonitor script dependency
  on rkill - a tool that can list processes on a remote server.
  The HealthMonitor scripts have been modified to use the ps
  command if MKS 8.6 is installed.
  
  NOTE: MKS Toolkit for System Administrators 8.6 is required
        for this fix.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  packages:
  | LA interim fix | 2.1.1-BSM-0011-E55
  

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

Applicable component levels

• R20D PSN

     UP

• R21D PSN

     UP

• R21E PSY

     UP