PH67766: Safeguarded Copy (SGC) and Automated Capture monitors may stop running for an LCP profile

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Safeguarded Copy (SGC) and Automated Capture monitors
  may stop running for an LCP profile with the following related
  messages:
  
  GEOTRC - VPCELCPS: Safeguarded Copy monitoring inactive for x
  LCP management profiles
  GEOTRC - VPCEMON : Rescheduling SGC monitor timers
  GEOTRC - VPCELCPU: No SGC Monitor timers detected
  GEOTRC - VPCELCPS: LCP SGC Monitor scheduler serialization
           obtained
  GEOTRC - VPCELCPS: LCP SGC Monitor scheduler initialization
           continues in <domain>
  C DEGRANT AT 04 07.25.10:21:23,ID=SGCMI001,GMT,VPCEMONS
    ID=SGCMI001 TIMER
  * AT 04 07.25.10:21:23,ID=SGCMI001,GMT,VPCEMONS ID=SGCMI001
    TIMER
  - DSI034I COMMAND SCHEDULED BY AT/EVERY/AFTER COMMAND -
    '07.25.10:21:23,ID=SGCMA001,GMT,EVERY 000 01:00:00,
    ID=SGCME001,VPCEMONS ID=SGCME001 TIMER'
  - DSI201I TIMER REQUEST SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTION 'ID=SYSxxxxx'
  
  Since the ID field is not in a format that LCP expects, a new
  timer is created every time a Monitor1 cycle runs for every LCP
  management profile with an SGC and/or Automated Capture monitor
  set. These timers will not execute any valid commands and
  will simply fail to execute once the time elapses.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of GDPS LCP                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: SGC and Automated Capture monitors fail *
  *                      to initialize and create multiple,      *
  *                      malformed timers when trying to reset   *
  *                      on a Monitor1 cycle                     *
  ****************************************************************
  If the default NetView LONGDATE format contains the period
  character ('.'), incorrect parsing of the datetime values used
  for setting the SGC and Automated Capture monitors will result
  in malformed timer construction. This causes multiple timers
  to be generated with invalid command and ID values and fails to
  start either of the expected monitors for that LCP management
  profile.
  

Problem conclusion

• This PTF corrects the reported problems.
  
  KEYWORDS: GDPSLCPMGR/K
  

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:

  UO05202 UO05203

Modules/Macros

• VPCELCPS VPCEMPSS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  GDPS

• Fixed component ID

  694235B00

Applicable component levels

• R470 PSY UO05203

     UP25/10/04 P F510 ¢

• R480 PSY UO05202

     UP25/10/04 P F510 ¢

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