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PH66992: REDUCED BUNDLE INFORMATION IN JVMLOG AFTER UPGRADING TO CICS TS 6.1

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After upgrading from CICS TS 5.6 TO 6.1 information messages
    related to Installing and enabling bundles are missing from the
    JVMLOG ie:
    2025/06/18 11:08:04.640000 BST I [INSTALL_BUNDLEPART_Thread-10:
    65] [com.ibm.cics.wlp.bundlepart.impl] [CICSLibertyBundlepartCon
    trollerImpl] @Info : installBundlepart() - com.ibm.cicsl3.dxx,
    DXX     , 2, /u/xxxxxx/bundles/com.ibm.cicsl3.dxx.bundle_1.0.0/,
     1.0.0, 21313A00000001B3, , , -1, -1, -1, GROUPLIST
    
    They are only written to the JVMLOG if SJ=3 or above tracing
    level is set.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS users.                              *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Information messages related to         *
    *                      installing and enabling bundles are     *
    *                      missing from the JVMLOG.                *
    ****************************************************************
    When a JVMSERVER is enabled with the SJ tracing set to OFF,
    1, 2 or 1-2, the information messages related to installing and
    enabling bundles are missing from the JVMLOG regardless of the
    LOG_LEVEL JVM profile option.
    

Problem conclusion

  • CICS has been updated to ensure that the LOG_LEVEL JVM profile
    option is respected when determining the output to be written
    to a JVM server's dfhjvmlog file.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH66992

  • 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

    2025-06-17

  • Closed date

    2025-12-17

  • Last modified date

    2026-01-02

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

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

    UO06296

Modules/Macros

  • DFJ@H427 DFJ@H448
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V6

  • Fixed component ID

    5655YA100

Applicable component levels

  • R400 PSY UO06296

       UP25/12/18 P F512

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Document Information

Modified date:
02 January 2026