Undocumented OPS Error Messages such as OPX8510E

Products

• OPS/MVS Event Management & Automation

Issue/Introduction

How do I look up the cause of an undocumented error?  Below is an example:

----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8----+----9----+---10----+---11----+---12----+---13----+- 
 IAT6140 JOB ORIGIN FROM GROUP=SEVN    , DSP=IR , DEVICE=INTRDR  , 0000                                                                  
 15:35:45 ---- IAT6853 THE CURRENT DATE IS MONDAY,    22 AUG 2022 ----                                                                   
 15:35:45 IAT4221 SYSTEM SYMBOLS SELECTED FROM WSX1                                                                                      
 15:35:45  IAT2000 JOB MYJOB (JOB10207) SELECTED WSX1     SRVCLASS=BATTMED                                                            
 15:35:45  ACF9CCCD USERID xxxxxx   IS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB - MYJOB                                                                   
 15:35:45  IEF196I ACF9CCCD USERID xxxxxx   IS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB - MYJOB                                                           
 15:35:45  IEF403I MYJOB - STARTED - TIME=15.35.45                                                                                    
 15:35:45  OPX8500I Global variable backup for subsystem OPSX has started                                                                
 15:35:45  OPX8510E Dynamic allocation failed, RC=X'0000000C', error code=X'0000000C'                                                    
 15:35:45  OPX8512I Global variable backup ended RC = 52, number of global variables backed up = 0                                       
 15:35:45  08/22/22 MYJOB  1 OPSSGVBK          COND=   52 ELAPSED=00:00:00 CPU=    0.01 EXCPS=        0 T-MOUNTS=  0                 
 15:35:45  IEF404I MYJOB - ENDED - TIME=15.35.45                                                                                      

 

Environment

Release : 14.0

Component : OPS/MVS

Resolution

Since a subsystem name other than the default OPSS was used, the S in the message was replaced with the subsystem identifier.   In the example above it was with X to show that it occurred on OPSX as evidenced in the message, OPX8500I Global variable backup for subsystem OPSX has started.   

For more information on the messaging formats used by OPS/MVS Performance Manager, review the section of documentation titled "Understanding CA OPS/MVS Messages".   (NOTE, in a future release the CA may be removed from the section title).

For R14.0:  https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/automation/ca-ops-mvs-event-management-and-automation/14-0/using/using-ca-ops-mvs/understanding-ca-ops-mvs-messages/message-format.html 

 

Please Note: For the particular  error message the customer saw above, there was an incorrect GLOBALBACKUP parameter specified.