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OA68048: ZSECURE AUDIT AND ZSECURE ADAPTERS FOR SIEM COMPONENTS REPORT LICENSE ERRORS WITH ZSCC ONLY LICENSE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • zSecure Audit and zSecure Adapters for SIEM components report
    license errors with zSCC only license.
    
    For example, with CKQEXSMF:
    CKQ0976 16 IBM Security zSecure SMF Collector product or feature
    disabled or not installed here
    CKQ0974 16 IBM Security zSecure SMF Collector disabled or not
    installed here for requested focus
    
    
    For example, with CKFCOLL when specifying FOCUS=AUDITRACF:
    CKF0976 16 IBM Security zSecure Collect product or feature
    disabled or not installed here
    CKF0974 16 IBM Security zSecure Collect disabled or not
    installed here for requested focus
    
    CKF0973 16 IBM Security product code AUDITRACF disabled or not
    installed
    

Local fix

  • For CKFCOLL, specify instead either FOCUS=ZSCC or FOCUS=LICENSE.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of zSecure having only zSecure         *
    *                 Compliance Center (zSCC) entitlement key.    *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: zSecure SMF collector fails with        *
    *                      MSGCKQ0974/CKQ0976. zSecure Collect     *
    *                      issues MSGCKF0973/MSGCKF0974/MSGCKF0976 *
    *                      and terminates in cases where the       *
    *                      FOCUS command specifies                 *
    *                      AUDITxxx/QRADARxxx products. The same   *
    *                      applies to zSecure main processing      *
    *                      engine (CKRCARLA) when any of the       *
    *                      following CARLa statements refer to     *
    *                      AUDITxxx/QRADARxxx products:            *
    *                       o LIMIT FOCUS.                         *
    *                       o NEWLIST LICENSE.                     *
    *                       o IMBED LICENSE.                       *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided.                      *
    ****************************************************************
    When only zSecure Compliance Center (zSCC) entitlement key is
    available, the zSecure SMF collector (CKQEXSMF) started task
    fails with a MSGCKQ0976 which begins with the text "IBM Security
    zSecure SMF Collector product or feature disabled..." followed
    by a MSGCKQ0974 which begins with the text "IBM Security zSecure
    SMF Collector disabled...". Similar behavior is observed when
    invoking zSecure collect with a FOCUS command referring to the
    AUDITxxx/QRADARxxx products. The zSecure main processing engine
    also fails when the 'LIMIT FOCUS', 'NEWLIST LICENSE', or 'IMBED
    LICENSE' CARLa statements are referring AUDITxxx/QRADARxxx
    products.
    

Problem conclusion

  • zSecure code has been modified, so that it allows usage of the
    AUDITxxx/QRADARxxx product features in cases where only zSecure
    Compliance Center (zSCC) entitlement key is available and the
    aforementioned features are requested by the appropriate
    commands/statements as described by the APAR. The zSecure SMF
    collector started task is also allowed to run.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    OA68048

  • Reported component name

    ZSEC BASE,ADMIN

  • Reported component ID

    5655T0100

  • Reported release

    320

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2025-06-11

  • Closed date

    2025-10-13

  • Last modified date

    2025-11-03

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

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

    OA68614 UJ98241 UJ98242

Modules/Macros

  • C2PINITL C2PINITR C2RIMENU C2XINITL CKFCOLL  CKFINPUT CKFLIC
    CKFMAIN  CKGINP   CKGMAIN  CKGRACF  CKNINPUT CKNLIC   CKNMAIN
    CKNSERVE CKQINITS CKRCARL@ CKRINP@  CKRINPUT CKRLIC   CKRMAIN
    CKXINITL GKRCARL@ GKRINP@  GKRINPUT GKRLIC   GKRMAIN
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    ZSEC BASE,ADMIN

  • Fixed component ID

    5655T0100

Applicable component levels

  • R310 PSY UJ98242

       UP25/10/18 P F510

  • R320 PSY UJ98241

       UP25/10/18 P F510

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 November 2025