PK95888: CHANGE QCF INITIALIZATION TO NOT WAIT FOR SCI TO COME UP

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Change QCF initialization to not just wait for SCI to come
  up. Instead a message will be issued and QCF initialization
  will continue.  On SCI start it will connect and QCF services
  will be active.  If SCI does not start, no QCF functions
  will be available (panels, batch jobs, etc.).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All QCF V3.1 users                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If the SCI task has not been started wh *
  *                      en IMS is restarted, QCF initialization *
  *                       just wait for SCI to come up. But depe *
  *                      ndent regions started in this state wil *
  *                      l not be initialized and consequently n *
  *                      ot be able to process transactions.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  If the SCI task has not been started when IMS is restarted, QCF
  initialization wait for SCI to come up and hung the MPP region.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• Now the QCF initialization was changed to be as that. When we st
  art IMS, if no SCI is up, QCF would auto-start specified SCI PRO
  C; if nothing specified or SCI start fail, QCF would wait till S
  CI available then do the SCI register. For the first 30 minutes,
   QCF would try to register at a 6 sec interval (same as the old
  logic); then after 30 min, QCF would try to register every 10 mi
  nutes. And the IMS hung problem is solved, the user should be ab
  le to run MPP when IMS is successfully started, QCF waiting for
  the SCI should not be an impact.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UK58602

Modules/Macros

• IQC##### IQCBPECF IQCCCPRM IQCCIN0A IQCCIN0B
  IQCCIN0X IQCCIN08 IQCCIN09 IQCCIN1A IQCCIN1B IQCCIN1X IQCCIN18
  IQCCIN19 IQCCQAB  IQCCSLSI IQCC1ENU IQCIMSII IQCSCI   IQCSIN10
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS QUEUE CNTL

• Fixed component ID

  5697E9900

Applicable component levels

• R310 PSY UK58602

     UP10/07/09 P F007

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