PK69801: TRYING TO RESTART BPLTRACE AFTER A PREVIOUS ABEND

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IF BPLGTF TASK IS STOPPED OUTSIDE BPLTRACE CONTROL
  (THROUGH A MANUAL STOP BPLGTF COMMAND) DEDB
  INTERCEPTS REMAIN IN PLACE IN THE IMS CONTROL REGION
  AFTER BPLTRACE TASK ABENDS.  SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS
  TO START BPLTRACE RESULT IN MSGBPL710E.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: ALL IMS BUFFER POOL ANALYZER USERS.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: IF BPLGTF TASK IS STOPPED OUTSIDE       *
  *                      BPLTRACE CONTROL (THROUGH A MANUAL      *
  *                      STOP BPLGTF COMMAND) DEDB INTERCEPTS    *
  *                      REMAIN IN PLACE IN THE IMS CONTROL      *
  *                      REGION AFTER BPLTRACE TASK ABENDS.      *
  *                      SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO START BPLTRACE   *
  *                      RESULT IN MESSAGE BPL710E.              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  IF BPLGTF TASK IS STOPPED OUTSIDE BPLTRACE CONTROL
  (THROUGH A MANUAL STOP BPLGTF COMMAND) DEDB
  INTERCEPTS REMAIN IN PLACE IN THE IMS CONTROL REGION
  AFTER BPLTRACE TASK ABENDS. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS
  TO START BPLTRACE RESULT IN MESSAGE BPL710E.
  

Problem conclusion

• ENSURE BPA CLEANUP ROUTINES ARE EXECUTED WHEN A
  FAILURE OCCURS WRITING GTF TRACE RECORDS FROM
  BPLTRACE ADDRESS SPACE WHILE A TRACE IS IN
  PROGRESS.
  

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:

  UK38552

Modules/Macros

•    BPLICTL0 BPLICTL7 BPLICTL8 BPLICTL9 BPLTRACE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS BUFFER POOL

• Fixed component ID

  5697H7700

Applicable component levels

• R120 PSY UK38552

     UP08/08/01 P F807

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