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PH62463: DFHXM0001 ABEND AKEF IN DFHXMAT OCCURS LATE IN CICS SHUTDOWN

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Very late during a normal CICS shutdown, CICS issues message
    
    DFHXM0001   An abend (code ---/AKEF) has occurred at offset
    X'277A' in module DFHXMAT.
    
    Shutdown hangs in the aftermath of this abend.  The AKEF abend
    occurs under a CIEP task. CICS trace show that DFHXMAT is
    attempting to attach a task; the client is IP_ECI.   Kernel
    error data shows that DFHXMAT is trying to call DFHMNOD to get
    origin data but the MN domain has already quiesced so the AKEF
    abend is issued.
    
    Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s):
    abendUAKEF abendAKEF UAKEF monitoring domain (MN) already
    terminated
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: DFHXM0001 with abend AKEF when a        *
    *                      CICS Transaction Gateway request comes  *
    *                      in over ECI during shutdown.            *
    ****************************************************************
    During CICS shutdown, if monitoring domain has already been
    quiesced when a CICS Transaction Gateway request comes in over
    ECI, message DFHXM0001 with abend AKEF will be issued. This is
    because CICS is not in a state to be able to process the CIEP
    transaction.
    

Problem conclusion

  • CICS has been updated so that the mirror transaction CIEP is not
    attached during shutdown.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH62463

  • Reported component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Reported component ID

    5655Y0400

  • Reported release

    200

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2024-07-25

  • Closed date

    2025-09-23

  • Last modified date

    2025-10-02

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

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

    PH65528 UO05044 UO05045

Modules/Macros

  • DFHEISO  DFHIEDM  DFHIEDUF DFHIEIE  DFHIETRI DFHIEXM
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V5

  • Fixed component ID

    5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

  • R200 PSY UO05045

       UP25/09/24 P F509

  • R300 PSY UO05044

       UP25/09/24 P F509

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 October 2025