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AMQ9206 or AMQ9208 ECONNRESET from TCP/IP, Linux 104 (x68), Windows 10054 (x2746), on an IBM MQ client channel connection to a local server

Troubleshooting


Problem

You are receiving an error ECONNRESET intermittently from TCP/IP on an IBM MQ server-connection channel to a local queue manager.
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Note:
TCP/IP error ECONNRESET -- Connection reset by peer. This occurs when an established connection is shut down for some reason by the remote computer. 
 

Symptom

The most common scenario shows the MQ error:

AMQ9208I: Error on receive from host <host>.
EXPLANATION: An error occurred receiving data from <host> over TCP/IP. This may be due to a communications failure.
ACTION: The return code from the TCP/IP recv() call was <xxxxx>.
Record these values and tell the systems administrator.

Other scenarios show error:
AMQ9209I: Connection to host <host> for channel <channel> closed.

The following table shows the return codes for various operating systems for the error ECONNRESET Connection Reset by Peer:

ECONNRESET return codes
Operating system Decimal code Hexadecimal code
AIX 73 x49
IBM i (iSeries) 3426 xD62
Linux 104 x68
Solaris 131 x83
Windows 10054 x2746
z/OS 1121 x461

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Modified date:
28 April 2025

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swg21106218

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