PH51851: GDPS Safeguarded Copy volume expansion causes REXX arithmetic error

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When executing expansion for Safeguarded Copy volumes to a
  capacity of or exceeding 1,000,000 cylinders, the following
  error may be encountered:
  
  C    798 +++              bv_mult    = right((bv_sev_cap %
  sev_cap),5,0)
  C    285 +++    sgc_ret = dvcTask()
  C IRX0041I Error running VPCESGC1, line 798: Bad arithmetic
  conversion
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: GDPS LCP users                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                 keywords: GDPSLCPMGR/K                       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Safeguarded Copy volume expansion       *
  *                      causes REXX arithmetic error            *
  ****************************************************************
  Executing expansion for Safeguarded Copy volumes to a capacity
  of or exceeding 1,000,000 cylinders may result in a REXX
  arithmetic error.
  

Problem conclusion

• This PTF corrects the reported problem
  

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:

  UI91211 UI91212 UI91213

Modules/Macros

• VPCELCS3 VPCESGC1 VPCESGC2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  GDPS

• Fixed component ID

  694235B00

Applicable component levels

• R430 PSY UI91213

     UP23/03/31 P F303

• R440 PSY UI91212

     UP23/03/31 P F303

• R450 PSY UI91211

     UP23/03/31 P F303

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