SMP/E GIM37904E-GGIM63301E deadlock

Products

• Mainframe Software Manager (Chorus Software Manager)

Issue/Introduction

Received an applied in error status on a PTF such as RO52307 that has a ++DELETE MCS along with other PTF's and attempted to restore them in order to resolve the applied in error status. The restore failed with GIM63301E ** SYSMOD RO52307 WAS NOT RESTORED BECAUSE IT CONTAINS A ++DELETE MCS. 

An attempt to apply the PTF's then fails with GIM37904E for each of the PTF's, example:

GIM37904E ** APPLY PROCESSING FAILED FOR SYSMOD RO52307 BECAUSE OF AN ERROR DURING A PREVIOUS ATTEMPT TO RESTORE. 

How can you get out of this deadlock situation, can't apply or restore to resolve the applied in error status?

Environment

Release: MSMNGR00200-5.1-Chorus Software Manager
Component:

Resolution

Note that if an apply had been initially used this would have been avoided. Run a LIST for each PTF:

//SMPGO EXEC PGM=GIMSMP,REGION=4096K,PARM='DATE=U'

//SMPCSI   DD DSN=your.CSI,DISP=OLD 

//SMPHOLD  DD DUMMY 

//SMPPTFIN DD DUMMY 

//SMPLIST  DD SYSOUT=* 

//SMPCNTL  *

SET BDY(CAIT). 

LIST SYSMODS(RO52307). 

//* 

 

The output looks like this:

ro52307 TYPE = PTF 

DESCRIPTION = UNEXPECTED RC8/DRC20 ON REQUEST TO CCI/PC 

LASTUPD = UCLIN TYPE=UPD 

STATUS = REC APP RES ERR 

FMID = CAW4E10 

DATE/TIME REC = 17.025 10:26:34 

INS = 17.025 11:26:38 

RES = 16.000 10:00:00 

UCL = 17.025 12:44:34 

 

SOURCEID = CAP1403 

The RES on STATUS and RES = 16.000 10:00:00 mean a restore was attempted and these must be removed before SMP/E will allow an apply redo or just a re-apply.

To remove RES with the date and time run this UCLIN:

//SMPCNTL DD * 

SET BOUNDARY(CAIT). 

UCLIN. 

DEL SYSMOD(RO52307) RESTIME(10:00:00) RESDATE(16000) REST . 

ENDUCL. 

//* 

 

The LIST will then look like this: 

RO52307 TYPE = PTF 

DESCRIPTION = UNEXPECTED RC8/DRC20 ON REQUEST TO CCI/PC 

LASTUPD = UCLIN TYPE=UPD 

STATUS = REC APP ERR 

FMID = CAW4E10 

DATE/TIME REC = 17.025 10:26:34 

INS = 17.025 11:26:38 

 

UCL = 17.025 12:52:50 

 

You can then re-apply in CSM or in batch. You may run into some complications like MODID errors that require doing this all in batch. In the future don't attempt a restore for applied in error, just re-apply in CSM.