OA65591: SCRT FAILS WITH SCRTTOOL603 RC=16 AND FAILS TO PRODUCE A REPORT FOR Z/OS 1.7 GUESTS RUNNING UNDER Z/VM

APAR status

• Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

• SCRT may fail to produce a report for z/OS 1.7 guests running
  under z/VM. The JOBLOG will show:
  ******* SCRT VERSION 29.1.0 ******
  
  SCRTTOOL603: SCRT PROCESSING HAS FAILED DUE TO A SEVERE ERROR.
  
  IBM Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool 29.1.0
  
  Build id: 20220922-1052
  
  Date and time of error: 2023-09-25T14:30:00.033
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  
   at com.ibm.scrt.data.aj.i(aj.java:131)
  
   at com.ibm.scrt.data.al.k(al.java:589)
  
   at com.ibm.scrt.main.MainSCRT.l(MainSCRT.java:523)
  
   at com.ibm.scrt.main.MainSCRT.d(MainSCRT.java:521)
  
   at
  com.ibm.scrt.main.MainSCRT.zOSBatchEntryPoint(MainSCRT.java:309)
  
   at com.ibm.scrt.SCRTe.main(SCRTe.java:48)
  

Local fix

• Ensure SMF APAR OA20314 is applied
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: SCRT users running z/OS 1.7 guests under     *
  *                 z/VM without SMF APAR OA20314 applied.       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: SCRT fails due to required information  *
  *                      not being present in the SMF89 records. *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply SMF APAR OA20314 to all z/VM guests.   *
  ****************************************************************
  SCRT fails due to required information not being present in the
  SMF89 records.  SCRT does not create the minimum data structures
  necessary to create a report or issue a proper error message.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• SCRT 30.1.4 is enhanced to avoid the Null Pointer Exception.
  SMF APAR OA20314 is required to be applied to the guests in
  order to produce a correct SCRT report.
  

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

Applicable component levels