PH66850: STAP ABEND AT STARTUP WHEN UNABLE TO CONNECT, POLICY PERSISTENCEENABLED AND SPILLFILE UNDEFINED.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• STAP dump at startup when unnable to connect, policy persistence
  enabled and spillfile undefined
  Workaround: Ensure that the appliance is available at the
  startup of the STAP. Another workaround is enabling policy
  persistence and spillfile.
  Abend878 rsn10  DB2 STAP  TCPWZ SUBTASK ABEND
  

Local fix

• Ensure that the appliance is available at the startup of the
  STAP. Another workaround is enabling policy persistence and
  spillfile.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM Security Guardium S-TAP for     *
  *                 Db2 on z/OS.                                 *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: STAP dump at startup when unable to     *
  *                      connect, policy persistence enabled and *
  *                      spillfile undefined                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF                                *
  ****************************************************************
  STAP ABEND at startup when unable to connect, policy
  persistence enabled and spillfile undefined.
  

Problem conclusion

• ABEND 878 resolved by requiring, that if using DD policy enabled
  and appliance is down, a spill file is defined. Otherwise, the
  STAP agent will terminate.
  

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:

  UO03864

Modules/Macros

• ADHGADHU ADHGAPBX ADHGBRB  ADHGCRCR ADHGCSVC ADHGDTSP ADHGGDMI
  ADHGGIFC ADHGGSTT ADHGLALC ADHGLMIO ADHGLQSM ADHGLTRI ADHGLUTL
  ADHGMSGS ADHGPBUF ADHGPROT ADHGSAF  ADHGSTAP ADHGSTRS ADHGTRC
  ADHGVERS ADHKAFLN ADHKAFLO ADHKAFLT ADHKAFLU ADHKAFUT ADHKBBEX
  ADHKBFLT ADHKEXP  ADHKFADH ADHKIFIE ADHKKTMP ADHKLALC ADHKLMIO
  ADHKLQSM ADHKLTRI ADHKLUTL ADHKMSGS ADHKOEXP ADHKRNTM ADHKRUL
  ADHKSAF  ADHKSTRC ADHKTRC  ADHPAPBX ADHPBLMR ADHPCRCR ADHPDB2C
  ADHPDTSP ADHPDYNA ADHPOBLK ADHPPADH ADHPPALC ADHPPAUT ADHPPBUF
  ADHPPCVS ADHPPGDM ADHPPLBK ADHPPLCY ADHPPMIO ADHPPMSG ADHPPPRT
  ADHPPQSM ADHPPRSR ADHPPSAF ADHPPSTT ADHPPUTL ADHPPXML ADHPQRBK
  ADHPQUEM ADHPSIFC ADHPSINF ADHPSQL  ADHPSTAP ADHPSTRP ADHPTMDT
  ADHPVSAM
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SEC GUAR STAP D

• Fixed component ID

  5655STP00

Applicable component levels

• RB30 PSY UO03864

     UP25/07/08 P F507

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