OA59049: CVAF NOT DEQ'ING SYSVTOC ENQ DURING CLEAN UP AFTER EXCP ABEND, RESULTS IN ORPHAN SYSVTOC ENQ

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When CVAF calls EXCP and an ABEND occurs, CVAF does not
  correctly clean up a SYSVTOC ENQ which results in an orphan
  SYSVTOC ENQ.
  
  
  
  
  
  ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS:
  B00-13 ABENDB00-13
  ABEND B00 ABENDB00
  

Local fix

• RECOVERY ACTION:
  To remove the ENQ:
  1. Cancel or recycle the job or address space holding the ENQ
  2. If that does not work, IPL
  
  The following recovery action will help to cancel the ENQ from
  either the SMS or ALLOCAS address space in an attempt to avoid
  an IPL.
  
  D GRS,C that shows the TCB holding SYSVTOC of the problem DASD.
  
  If the issue is with SMS holding SYSVTOC, then Cancel SMS
  address space with;
  
    C SMS
  
  If this does not work, then attempt (take caution when using
  this command and use it as a last resort);
  
    FORCE SMS,ARM
  
  If the issue is with ALLOCAS holding SYSVTOC, then issue
    FORCE ALLOCAS,TCB=tttttt
    - where tttttt is the 6 digit hexidecimal TCB address found in
  
  ****  FORCE and FORCE,ARM should only be     ****
  ****  used with the guidance of IBM Support. ****
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Callers of DADSM Space, when an abend                        *
  * requiring ESTAE processing occurs                            *
  * downstream.                                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * SYSVTOC(volumeID) is not released in                         *
  * recovering from the abend, leading to a                      *
  * serialization deadlock for the volume.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Abend recovery routine is updated to properly release the
  SYSVTOC resource.
  

Problem conclusion

• Abend recovery routine is updated to properly release the
  SYSVTOC resource.
  

Temporary fix

• *********
  * HIPER *
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Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UJ02272 UJ02273 UJ02274

Modules/Macros

• IGC0207H
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DEVICE MGMT SER

• Fixed component ID

  5695DF133

Applicable component levels

• R240 PSY UJ02273

     UP20/03/19 P F003 ¢

• R230 PSY UJ02272

     UP20/03/19 P F003 ¢

• R220 PSY UJ02274

     UP20/03/19 P F003 ¢

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