DFHME0116 (MODULE DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHxxxxxx message when bringing up CICS.

Products

• CA Cleanup
• CA Datacom - DB
• CA Datacom
• CA Datacom - AD
• CA Datacom - Server
• CA CIS
• CA Common Services for z/OS
• CA 90s Services
• CA Database Management Solutions for DB2 for z/OS
• CA Common Product Services Component
• CA Common Services
• CA Datacom/AD
• CA ecoMeter Server Component FOC
• CA Easytrieve Report Generator for Common Services
• CA Infocai Maintenance
• CA IPC
• Unicenter CA-JCLCheck Common Component
• CA Mainframe VM Product Manager
• CA Chorus Software Manager
• CA On Demand Portal
• CA Service Desk Manager - Unified Self Service
• CA PAM Client for Linux for zSeries
• CA Mainframe Connector for Linux on System z
• CA Graphical Management Interface
• CA Web Administrator for Top Secret
• CA CA- Xpertware
• CA Top Secret
• CA Top Secret - LDAP
• CA Top Secret - VSE

Issue/Introduction

When trying to initialize CICS the following message is received:

DFHME0116 (MODULE DFHMEME) CICS symptom string for message DFHxxxxxx

Environment

Release: TOPSEC00200-15-Top Secret-Security
Component:

Resolution

The message is very common when CICS is initialized and ENF is not up. ENF needs to be initialized prior to CICS otherwise CICS will not initialize properly.