VM65323: SMAPI WRONGLY USES LOHCOST DURING LOHCOST INIT

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• During SMAPI initialization, the SMAPI directory caching
  database (LOHCOST) is also initialized.  During LOHCOST
  initialization, all SMAPI requests normally fulfilled with data
  from LOHCOST should be routed instead to the directory manager.
  Currently, SMAPI worker servers do not properly recognize that
  LOHCOST initialization is in progress.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the z/VM System Management          *
  *                 Application Programming Interface (SMAPI)    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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       During SMAPI initialization, the SMAPI directory caching
  database (LOHCOST) is also initialized.  During LOHCOST
  initialization, all SMAPI requests normally fulfilled with data
  from LOHCOST should be routed instead to the directory manager.
  However, currently, the SMAPI worker servers are not properly
  recognizing that LOHCOST initialization is in progress.
  

Problem conclusion

• DMSSLCCI $EXEC and DMSSIDM $EXEC have been updated.  A new
  file, LOHCOST INIT, has been implemented on the SMAPI server
  data directory (VMSYS:VSMWORK1.DATA, by default) to track when
  LOHCOST initialization is in progress.  DMSSLCCI $EXEC has been
  updated to updates the LOHCOST INIT file with a value of '1'
  when LOHCOST initialization is in progress and with a value of
  '0' when LOHCOST initialization is not in progress.  DMSSIDM
  $EXEC has been updated to check the value in the LOHCOST INIT
  file.  If the value in the file is '1', then SMAPI API calls
  bypass LOHCOST.  If any other value or if the LOHCOST INIT file
  doesn't exist, SMAPI API calls process the request through
  LOHCOST.
  

Temporary fix

• FOR RELEASE ES-CMS-620-BASE :
  PREREQ: VM65139 VM65162
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UM33979

Modules/Macros

• DMSSIDM  DMSSLCCI
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CMS

• Fixed component ID

  568411201

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UM33979

     UP13/04/17 P 1302

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