OA37069: STORAGE GROWTH OCCURRING IN SP2 KEY 8 WHEN AN INITCOM FAILS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer is experiencing a storage growth in NetView in SP2 key8
  and causes an out of storage condition.  The problem appears to
  be due to INITCOM failures for a CPC that is not yet operational
  but has been defined.
  

Local fix

• stop the monitoring (INGRX830) of the Non-GDPS controlled BCPii
  connections by purging the SYSxxxx timers that schedules
  INGRX830. This will stop the suspected failing INITCOM calls and
  stop the storage growth.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All System Automation for z/OS users of the  *
  *                 releases 3.2 or 3.3, using the BCP Internal  *
  *                 Interface, Processor Operations, or both to  *
  *                 monitor and control their System z mainframe *
  *                 processors.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Over the time, the Netview private      *
  *                      allocated storage use may increase, in  *
  *                      case BCPii or ProcOps session starts    *
  *                      fail. In some cases, the session        *
  *                      storage, allocated by INGCHW00 seems    *
  *                      not to be released.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Netview private allocated storage usage may be exceeded if
  session INITCOM fails.
  

Problem conclusion

• Module INGCHW00 was changed. The storage anchor address of the
  allocated storage, if available, is now copied into a local pgm
  variable, independent from the INITCOM result. This variable is
  then referenced at session termination time to free the session
  allocated memory.
  Sub-module INGHW0VN was changed to indicate the current
  module version.
  

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:

  UA61901 UA61902

Modules/Macros

• INGCHW00 INGHW0VN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SYSTEM AUTO Z/O

• Fixed component ID

  5698SA300

Applicable component levels

• R320 PSY UA61901

     UP11/08/25 P F108

• R330 PSY UA61902

     UP11/08/25 P F108

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