PI61092: ECSA STORAGE CAN BE EXHAUSTED IF SOM IS NOT CONFIGURED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the Shadow feature called SOM (Security Optimization
  Management) is not active and a large number of RACF updates are
  done, Shadow does not correctly handle the large amount of ENF
  signals it receives and there will be a storage leak in ECSA by
  the ENF routine, thus exhausting ECSA storage.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator       *
  *                 Loader Server for z/OS.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the Shadow feature called SOM        *
  *                      (Security Optimization Management) is   *
  *                      not active and a large number of RACF   *
  *                      updates are done, Shadow does not       *
  *                      correctly handle the large amount of    *
  *                      ENF signals it receives and there will  *
  *                      be a storage leak in ECSA by the ENF    *
  *                      routine, thus exhausting ECSA storage.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  Code has been changed to correct this condition.
  

Problem conclusion

• APPLY the PTF.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• HLVPB
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IDAA LOADER DAT

• Fixed component ID

  5639OLE01

Applicable component levels

• R210 PSY UI39455

     UP16/08/03 P F608

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