PH45225: CICS LINK SERVERS DO NOT RECONNECT TO A LIBERTY PROFILE SERVER AFTER THE LIBERTY PROFILE SERVER IS RECYCLED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When running with multiple CICS link servers (wola client)
  and
  the Liberty profile server is recycled, the CICS link
  servers do
  not reconnect.  The CICS link servers are set up to retry
  using
  BBOC START_SRVR with RETRY=Y so they should reconnect.
  

Local fix

• run with one link server per CICS/Liberty connection
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM  WebSphere Application     *
  *                  Server Liberty for z/OS who are using       *
  *                  Websphere Optimized Local Adapters to       *
  *                  connect outbound to CICS                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When running with multiple CICS link    *
  *                      servers (wola client) and the Liberty   *
  *                      profile server is recycled, the CICS    *
  *                      link servers do not reconnect.  The     *
  *                      CICS link servers are set up to retry   *
  *                      using BBOC START_SRVR with RETRY=Y so   *
  *                      they should reconnect.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When Multiple CICS Link servers connect from a single CICS
  Address space to a single WebSphere Liberty server and the
  server is recycled the rebind process will remove all the link
  server registrations associated with this WebSphere Liberty
  server. This fix prevents this from happening when an automatic
  rebind is in process.
  

Problem conclusion

• When Multiple CICS Link servers connect from a single CICS
  Address space to a single WebSphere Liberty server and the
  server is recycled the rebind process successfully rebind with
  the WebSphere Liberty server after it restarts.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 22.0.0.8.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for
  delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

• When running with 1 CICS Link server between 1 WebSphere Liberty
  and 1 CICS region. Rebinds of the WebSphere Liberty server after
  a recycle will complete successfully.
  

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

  LIBERTY PROF -

• Fixed component ID

  5655W6514

Applicable component levels