OA43458: DEFAULT SOFT=VALIDATE FOR ACTIVATE SOFT COMMAND NOT CONSIDERED WHEN H/W AND S/W ARE OUT OF SYNC.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When H/W AND S/W ARE OUT OF SYNC and an activate soft command is
  issued without the validate parameter, then a software activate
  will take place. Different to the documentation, which stated
  the default of soft=validate, hardware validation is not
  performed.
  Additional Information:
  In the past when a system was out of sync, ACTIVATE IODF=xx,SOFT
  was accepted.  After the application of this ptf user's
  may receive the following message when attempting
  to activate on a configuration that is out of sync:
  IOS500I ACTIVATE RESULTS
  ACTIVATE FAILED - ERROR MESSAGE(S) ISSUED
  REASON=A837,KEYWORD VALIDATE NOT ALLOWED, NO VALIDATION
  POSSIBLESINCE H/W AND S/W ARE OUT OF SYNC.
  
  User's will be required to NOW issue
  ACTIVATE IODF=xx,SOFT=NOVALIDATE if the configuration
  is out of sync.
  .
  

Local fix

• specify the parameter explicitly: ACTIVATE IODF=xx,SOFT=VALIDATE
  Additional Keywords:
  IOS500I RSNA837 MSGIOS500I RCA837
  CBDA837I
  A837
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: all HCD user's                               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: see Problem Summary                     *
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  (HCS7790, HCS7780, HCS7770)
  When H/W AND S/W ARE OUT OF SYNC and an activate soft command is
  issued without the validate parameter, then a software activate
  will take place. Different to the documentation, which stated
  the default of soft=validate, hardware validation is not
  performed.
  

Problem conclusion

• Default soft=Validate for Activate Soft command is now
  considered when H/W AND S/W ARE OUT OF SYNC.
  

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:

  UA71259 UA71260 UA71261

Modules/Macros

• CBDMMPRC CBDMMPRE CBDMVPAR CBDMVPF0 CBDMYDCC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MVS/HCD

• Fixed component ID

  5695SC1XL

Applicable component levels

• R770 PSY UA71259

     UP13/11/06 P F311

• R780 PSY UA71260

     UP13/11/06 P F311

• R790 PSY UA71261

     UP13/11/06 P F311

Fix is available

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