MF64041 - OSP-PERFM CHGASPACT *SYSBAS *FRCWRT TAKING EXCESSIVE TIME TO

TYPE PROGRAM  RELEASE   NUMBER   MIN/MAX  OPTION
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TR   5770999  V7R3M0    MF99203   00/00    0000



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APAR Error Description / Circumvention

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Customer is performing a CHGASPACT *SYSBAS *FRCWRT as part of
the IBM Copy Services Full System Flash Copy toolkit. Prior to
upgrading to r730, this process would complete prior to the
timeout in the toolkit. It now runs past this timeout causing
the full system flash process to fail.

CORRECTION FOR APAR MA46583 :
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The flush ASP code is basing the number of dasd requests to use
based on the number of IASP dasd requests.  Since the ASP being
flushed it not an IASP, we should be using the number of normal
dasd requests.

CIRCUMVENTION FOR APAR MA46583 :
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