PH30121: HANGING SITUATION AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE HPU STEP 20/12/23 PTF PECHANGE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After the fix for PH19393 has been applied, Db2
  HPU can sporadically hang at the very beginning of the step.
  In such a case, the SYSPRINT data set only contains the copy of
  the HPU command and the message
  INZU380I INFORMATION : DEFAULT OUTPUT FORMAT IS SET TO format
  This occurs in very rare situations that cannot be described in
  simple terms and cannot be checked externally.
  

Local fix

• none but a new run of the job usually completes successfully.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Db2 High Performance Unload         *
  *                 for z/OS                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After the fix for PH19393 has been      *
  *                      applied, Db2 HPU can sporadically hang  *
  *                      at the very beginning of the step.      *
  *                      In such a case, the SYSPRINT data set   *
  *                      only contains the copy of the HPU       *
  *                      command and the message                 *
  *                      INZU380I INFORMATION : DEFAULT OUTPUT   *
  *                      FORMAT IS SET TO format                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      This occurs in very rare situations     *
  *                      that cannot be described in simple      *
  *                      terms and cannot be checked externally. *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF                                *
  ****************************************************************
  After PH19393, hanging situation at the very beginning of the
  HPU step
  

Problem conclusion

• Code has been changed to fix this problem
  

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:

  010PC2Ÿ

Modules/Macros

• INZ$$PRM INZA30   INZA40   INZB601E INZB601I INZB61   INZB70E
  INZB70I  INZBIND  INZCHECK INZCRXSM INZCRXSQ INZHPUCL INZSDN
  INZTDSC  INZTPMEM INZTVAR  INZUTIB1 INZUTIB2 INZUTILC INZUTILK
  INZUTILL
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DB2 HI PERF UNL

• Fixed component ID

  5697F4400

Applicable component levels

• R510 PSY UI72678

     UP21/01/04 P F012 {

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