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PH32376: ADDITIONAL TAG SORT AND SORT POOL VERIFICATION.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Additional Tag Sort and SORT POOL verification.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All Db2 for z/OS users that require Db2                      *
    * sort and/or Db2 sort to use tag sort (for                    *
    * records exceeding 4000 bytes)                                *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Sort needs to verify that the SRTPOOL                        *
    * storage is defined between 240K and                          *
    * 128000K.  Sort also needs to verify                          *
    * if a tag sort buffer was created in                          *
    * the input phase and a merge phase is                         *
    * required that it gets freed correctly                        *
    * to avoid a rare ABEND0C4 DSNSVSFB                            *
    * OFFSET007B4 within DSNXSMRE+0158.                            *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Apply corrective PTF when available                          *
    ****************************************************************
    Sort needs to verify that the SRTPOOL storage is defined
    between 240K and 128000K.  Sort also needs to verify if a tag
    sort buffer was created in the input phase and a merge phase is
    required that it gets freed correctly to avoid a rare ABEND0C4
    DSNSVSFB OFFSET007B4 within DSNXSMRE+0158.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Db2 has been modified to verify the SRTPOOL and to correct rare
    abend.
    Additional keywords: TAGSORT SQLSORT SRTPOOL
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH32376

  • Reported component name

    DB2 OS/390 & Z/

  • Reported component ID

    5740XYR00

  • Reported release

    C10

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    YesHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-12-04

  • Closed date

    2021-01-06

  • Last modified date

    2021-02-01

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

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

    UI73362

Modules/Macros

  • DSNXSORI DSNXSTSE DSNXSFTP DSNXSMRE
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    DB2 OS/390 & Z/

  • Fixed component ID

    5740XYR00

Applicable component levels

  • RC10 PSY UI73362

       UP21/01/15 P F101 ¢

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 February 2021