PI73534: GDPS HEAT MAP TRANSFER (HMT) FAILS TO START

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• GDPS Heat Map Transfer (HMT) has multiple issues during GDPS
  initialization:
  * OMVS status cannot be correctly determined if there are no
  HFS filesystems. This may cause HMTU actions to be attempted
  before OMVS is ACTIVE.
  * HMT group status may be set to the erroneous values UNKNOWN or
  ERROR. This can also cause the "GEO443E GDPS Heat Map Transfer
  connectivity error found for group <HMT group>" SDF alert being
  issued although connectivity is OK.
  * DASD mirroring or session status (GDPS flavor dependent) is
  not correctly checked.
  All of the above issues may lead to the HMTU daemon for an HMT
  group not being started when it should or started when it should
  not.
  

Local fix

• 1. Run these commands in GDPS NetView (with GDPS debug on):
  a) VPCEEHMT *ALL INIT
  b) EXCMD AUTETHM VPCEESES RESTART *ALL
  (Replace AUTETHM above with actual GEOETHM auto-operator name
  as defined to in the current installation).
  2. Stop and then start the HMT group(s) from VPCPET01 HMT main
  panel.
  
  Contact IBM support if these actions do not solve the problem.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of GDPS Heat Map Transfer in GDPS/GM   *
  *                 GDPS/PPRC, GDPS/HM, GDPS/MTMM and GDPS/XRC.  *
  *                                                              *
  *                 Keyword: GDPSHMT/K GDPSGM/K GDPSPPRC/K       *
  *                 GDPSPPRCHM/K GDPSMTMM/K GDPSXRC/K            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: GDPS Heat Map Transfer (HMT) fails to   *
  *                      start at GDPS initialization.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The following changes has been made:
  * OMVS status is correctly determined.
  * The erroneous HMT group status values ERROR or UNKNOWN can no
  longer occur.
  * DASD mirroring or session status (GDPS flavor dependent) is
  now checked during GDPS initialization to determine if the HMTU
  daemon should be started for an HMT group.
  
  MULTIPLE SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS
  The PTF for this APAR must be installed on all controlling
  systems in GDPS functions where GDPS Heat Map Transfer is used.
  

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:

  UI44015 UI44016 UI44017

Modules/Macros

• VPCEEHMT VPCEESES
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  GDPS-GEO DISP P

• Fixed component ID

  694235B00

Applicable component levels

• R3BH PSY UI44015

     UP17/01/19 P F701

• R3CH PSY UI44016

     UP17/01/19 P F701

• R3DH PSY UI44017

     UP17/01/19 P F701

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