A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
PERFORM JVMSERVER JVM GATHER DIAGNOSTICS fails: DFHSJ0937 Failed to gather diagnostics information for JVM server JVMNAME. For more information see the trace file at /tmp/diagnostics-trace-yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss.txt. The trace file shows: Directory "/workdir/diagnostics/APPLID/JVMNAME/properties" does not contain any .property files to use. This may indicate the JVM server has never been enabled. However there are properties files.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The JVMSERVER GATHER DIAGNOSTICS SPI * * incorrectly reports there are no * * .property files. * **************************************************************** A JVMSERVER is installed and enabled in a region. Later, the GATHER DIAGNOSTICS command is used to collect all the output from the JVM server into a single archive file for sharing with IBM Support. The command fails with the following message written to the joblog: DFHSJ0937 Failed to gather diagnostics information for JVM server JVMNAME. For more information see the trace file at /tmp/diagnostics-trace-yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss.txt. The trace file shows: Directory "/workdir/diagnostics/APPLID/JVMNAME/properties" does not contain any .property files to use. This may indicate the JVM server has never been enabled. However there are properties files.
Problem conclusion
The GATHER DIAGBOSTICS command has been updated so that the script invoked drives a Java program to reduce the usage of shell commands. The GATHER DIAGNOSTICS command will now produce a .zip archive rather than a .tar archive.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PH64102
Reported component name
CICS TS Z/OS V6
Reported component ID
5655YA100
Reported release
400
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2024-11-12
Closed date
2025-09-16
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:
PH68089 UO04924 UO04925
Modules/Macros
DFHSJPE DFJ@H589 DFJ@H681
Fix information
Fixed component name
CICS TS Z/OS V6
Fixed component ID
5655YA100
Applicable component levels
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 October 2025