VP390 mainframe messages - ironstream_for_servicenow_event_mgmt - 7.4

Ironstream for ServiceNow® Event Management for IBM Z Administration

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This appendix describes all messages generated by the Ironstream job running on the mainframe. The default name for the mainframe task is “VP390”. All messages generated by the VP390 job begin with "EVO" followed by three digits.

EVO002 type subtask initialized for feature

Message Variables

type Type of subtask

feature A specific attribute that this subtask is initialized for:

Subtask Attribute Description
CMD Extended MCS console name
NOMATCH Dataset name to be written to
MVS Extended MCS console name
OSI z/OS system name
OPC Initialized TCP/IP Port number
PERF z/OS system name
PPI "PPI"
PPO VTAM resource contacted
RMA DD name of REXX programs' dataset
SEC Defined security application name
SPO VTAM resource contacted
TCP Initialized TCP/IP port numbers

Message Description

The VP390 subtask is successfully initialized. This message will be issued for each of the defined subtasks of the VP390 main task.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO007 Invalid size of parameter 'parm' on line number

Message Variables

parm Character string in SYSIN line

number Line number of SYSIN

Message Description

A parameter or option for a SYSIN line was found to be of an invalid length.

System Action

The invalid card is skipped. Processing continues with the next SYSIN card.

User Action Correct the input card on the given line number of SYSIN. Valid values for SYSIN cards are listed in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide. If a system symbol was used in the line, verify that the combination of the symbol's length and any other character concatenations do not result in an invalid size for the parameter.

EVO008 Invalid input parameter card on line number

Message Variables

number Line number of SYSIN

Message Description

The VP390 job read a line from SYSIN that it did not understand.

System Action

The invalid card is skipped. Processing continues with the next SYSIN card.

User Action

Correct the input card on the given line number of SYSIN. Valid syntax for SYSIN cards are listed in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide. All other lines must begin with an asterisk (*) to denote a comment line.

EVO009 Duplicate subtask card on line number ignored

Message Variables

subtask Type of subtask

number Line number of SYSIN

Message Description

The VP390 job read a definition card from SYSIN for a subtask that has already been defined.

System Action

The invalid card is skipped. Processing continues with the next SYSIN card.

User Action

Correct or remove the input card on the given line number of SYSIN. For names of input parameter cards that may be defined multiple times, see the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide.

EVO010 Maximum number of subtask cards reached; ignoring line number

Message Variables

subtask Type of subtask, or subtask

number Line number of SYSIN

Message Description The VP390 job has reached the maximum number of subtasks of the type named. The definition card on the named line is not processed. If subtask is "subtask", VP390 has reached the maximum number of total subtasks that can be defined, and all SYSIN parameter cards from the current line number forward are ignored.

System Action The parameter cards are skipped and processing continues.

User Action Decrease the number of SYSIN parameter cards of the type named.

EVO011 Maximum number of type filter entries reached; new entry ignored

Message Variables

type Type of filter entry

Message Description The VP390 job has reached the maximum number of filter entries allowed. By default, VP390 will accept up to 2000 message ID entries and 200 command filter entries.

System Action The new filter entry is discarded and processing continues.

User Action Decrease the number of filter entries, possibly by combining multiple entries using wildcard characters, or use the FILTERTABLE parameter card to increase the size of the filter table.

EVO012 Unable to allocate name filter table

Message Variables

name "message" or "alert"

Message Description A memory allocation failure has occurred while either (1) attempting to allocate the filter table, or (2) attempting to add attributes (jobname, jobid) to an existing filter table entry.

System Action The new filter entry is discarded and processing continues.

User Action Allocate more memory for the VP390 job in the startup JCL. If this message appears during startup, use the FILTERTABLE parameter card to decrease the initial allocation size of the message filter table.

EVO018 VTAM ACB generation for subtask acb failed, RC = rcnumber

Message Variables

subtask Type of subtask

acb Name of failing ACB

rcnumber Return code from the Get VTAM ACB routine

Message Description An attempt by an initializing subtask to get a VTAM ACB failed.

System Action The VP390 subtask terminates with a condition code 8.

User Action Verify that the ACB is available. Use the INIT command to restart the subtask.

EVO019 VTAM subtask open for acb failed, RC = rcnumber, error = enumber

Message Variables

subtask Type of subtask

acb Name of failing ACB

rcnumber Return code from the Open VTAM ACB routine

enumber Error code within ACB

Message Description

An attempt by an initializing subtask to open a VTAM ACB failed.

System Action

The VP390 subtask terminates with a condition code 8.

User Action

Verify that the ACB name acb is correctly defined. If rcnumber = 8, then the subtask may be restarted using the INIT command. If rcnumber = 12, then there is a serious VTAM error which will not allow a re-issue of the ACB Open command; check the status of VTAM and recycle the VP390 job. If enumber = 88, then resource acb is already in use by another program. (Remember that the PPO subtask should not be used if NetView is running.) If enumber = 36, verify that acb does not have a password requirement or other RACF restriction. If enumber = 90, verify that the VTAMLST APPL entry for acb is coded correctly and the APPL is active. For descriptions of other error codes, see the section for the OPEN macroinstruction in the IBM manual VTAM Programming.

EVO020 subtask is currently in use

Message Variables

subtask Type of subtask

Message Description

This message follows immediately after the EVO019 message if an exclusive subtask ACB is already in use by another program.

System Action

The VP390 subtask terminates with a condition code 8.

User Action

Verify that the ACB is not taken by another program on the mainframe, such as NetView/390 or SOLVE:NETMASTER.

EVO021 Unsolicited msgtype data is unavailable

Message Variables

msgtype Type of message

Message Description

This message follows the EVO019 message to alert you that the VP390 job is not able to receive unsolicited data because it was unable to access an ACB.

System Action

The VP390 subtask terminates with a condition code 8.

User Action

Correct the problem identified by the EVO019 message, then restart the subtask.

EVO026 Unexpected subtask return code, RC = rcnumber

Message Variables

subtask Type of subtask

rcnumber Return code from Receive routine

Message Description

The subtask Receive routine received an unexpected return code while attempting to receive messages.

System Action

The VP390 subtask terminates with a condition code 9.

User Action Check the mainframe job output log for additional messages. Use the INIT command to restart the subtask.

EVO033 VP390 COMMAND = command

Message Variables

command  Command text

Message Description

The command issued through the VP390 job is logged to SYSLOG.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO034 Initialization of SPO name failed in reqtype processing, RC1 = addr RC2 = size

Message Variables

name Name of the SPO subtask

reqtype Type of request being processed

addr Returned address from Get RPL routine

size Returned size from Get RPL routine

Message Description

The SPO subtask failed calling the VTAM RPL routine.

System Action

The VP390 SPO subtask terminates with a condition code 13.

User Action

Use the INIT command to recover subtask.

EVO035 SPO Warning: Failure retrieving command responses, max retries reached.

Message Variables

None.

Message Description The VP390 Secondary Program Operator interface subtask encountered a failure while attempting to retrieve the command responses from an issued VTAM command. Not all responses were retrieved.

System Action Processing continues.

User Action Re-issue the VTAM command. If the proper responses are still not returned, contact Precisely support.

EVO036 SPO command queue depth exceeded maximum

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

A VTAM SPO command could not be placed on the VP390 queue of waiting SPO commands because that queue has reached its maximum size.

System Action

The command is discarded.

User Action

Re-issue the VTAM command. If this message appears frequently, consider defining additional SPO subtasks to handle the load (the VP390 job allows up to ten SPO subtasks to be defined in the SYSIN cards).

EVO038 subtask command support unavailable

Message Variables

subtask name of unavailable subtask

Message Description

The mainframe task is not able to process a command because the necessary subtask is not running.

System Action

The command is discarded.

User Action

Use the SHOW TASK console command (see Appendix A) to check the status of the VP390 subtasks. If subtask is in the list of subtasks but does not have an "UP" status, use the INIT command to restart the subtask. If subtask is not in the list of subtasks, then add it to the SYSIN deck and restart the VP390 job.

EVO039 Unable to route message (type=type)

Message Variables

type Invalid message type

Message Description

The VP390 job was unable to route an incoming message to any of its subtasks because the message type was unrecognized.

System Action

The invalid message is dumped to SYSPRINT immediately after this message.

User Action

Capture the job's SYSPRINT information and contact Precisely support.

EVO040 Authorization lock timeout for subtask

Message Variables

subtask Ironstream subtask

Message Description

The VP390 job was unable to secure a semaphore lock in 20 seconds before issuing and APF-authorized command. The lock is requested to ensure that an S047 abend is avoided.

System Action

The system command is executed, but an S047 abend may be generated if the job is not reset to allow APF authorized commands

User Action

Check if any outstanding commands from the MID server to the agent are unresolved to determine which command did not release the lock.

EVO091 PPI initialization failed, step = stepnum RC = rcnumber

Message Variables

stepnum Initialization step that failed:

1 SSI not running

2 Attempt to get ASCB value failed

3 Attempt to register receiver failed

rcnumber Return code from call to CNMNETV

Message Description

An attempt by the PPI subtask to access the CNMNETV module failed.

System Action

The PPI subtask terminates with a condition code 6.

User Action

If stepnum = 1, check the status of the SSI address space. If stepnum = 2, use the NetView DISPLAY PPI modiFy command to verify that the NetView program-to-program interface is active. If stepnum = 3, verify that no other application is attached to the NetView/390 or NETMASTER PPI.

EVO095 VP390 PPI buffer size error, RC = rcnumber

Message Variables

rcnumber  Return code from PPI call

Message Description

A Receive request for the PPI failed because the allocated buffer size was not large enough to hold the incoming data.

System Action

The VP390 PPI subtask terminates with a condition code 31.

User Action

Use the INIT command to restart the subtask.

EVO096 VP390 PPI interface failed, ID = requestid, RC = rcnumber

Message Variables

requestid ID of task request

rcnumber Return code from PPI call

Message Description

A Receive request for the PPI failed.

System Action

The VP390 PPI subtask terminates with a condition code 11.

User Action

For explanations of return codes, see the TME 10 NetView for OS/390 Application Programmer's Guide. If requestid = 22 and rcnumber = 25, then add "BUFLEN=40" to the PPI card in SYSIN.

EVO119 count messages queued on subtask. Command rejected: cmd

Message Variables

count Number of messages

subtask Subtask name

cmd Command entered

Message Description

Subtask subtask does not process the command issued from the workstation because there is a backlog of count messages waiting to be sent to the workstation.

System Action

The command cmd is discarded. Processing continues on the remaining messages in the subtask queue.

User Action

Wait until the existing backlog of messages is processed, then re-issue the command. Use the mainframe VP390 modiFy command SHOW TASK to view the number of messages in the Output Queue of the subtask.

EVO121 MVS console name could not obtain a migration ID

Message Variables

name Name of console to be defined

Message Description

The MVS console being defined requested a one-byte migration ID, but the console initialization routine was unable to provide one.

System Action

Initialization of the console continues.

User Action

None.

EVO122 type console name initialization failed, RC = rc,reas

Message Variables

type Subtask type ("MVS" or "CMD")

name Name of console to be defined

rc Return code from initialization routine, in hexadecimal

reas Reason code from initialization routine, in hexadecimal

Message Description

The initialization of the console failed.

System Action

The VP390 subtask terminates with a condition code 8.

User Action

Verify that all the parameters on the type SYSIN card conform to the syntax rules. If rc=4, then a console name is already running. If you are running multiple Ironstream agents on mainframes or LPARs in a sysplex, then one mainframe image may be able to see another's consoles. Use a unique name for each agent's MVS and CMD card in its SYSIN deck. If rc =10, verify that name conforms to the rules for console names. If rc =C, the VP390 task does not have the necessary READ access to the OPERCMDS resource name MVS.MCSOPER.name. Enter the RACF command to allow this READ access for the user ID under which the VP390 job is running.

EVO126 Unable to open MSGCATLG message file

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The VP390 main task could not find or open the messages file, which is identified by the MSGCATLG DD card in the VP390 startup JCL.

System Action

The VP390 task terminates.

User Action

Verify that the MSGCATLG DD card is defined in the VP390 started task JCL and points to a readable message file. Restart the VP390 job.

EVO127 Too many messages in MSGCATLG message file

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The VP390 messages file, identified by the MSGCATLG DD card in the VP390 startup JCL, contained more lines than expected for a valid messages file.

System Action

The VP390 task terminates.

User Action

Verify that the MSGCATLG file does not contain extra non-blank lines which could be misinterpreted for message lines. Comment lines beginning with an asterisk and blank lines in the file are ignored. Restart the VP390 job.

EVO128 Unable to find message ID msg in MSGCATLG file

Message Variables

msg Message ID to be written

Message Description

VP390 attempted to issue a message with the message ID msg but could not find this message ID in the MSGCATLG file.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Verify that the file identified by the MSGCATLG DD in the VP390 startup JCL contains message text for the ID msg. In the MSGCATLG file, message IDs must start in the first column of each line. Restart the VP390 job to re-read the messages file.

EVO130 Unrecognized command option: code

Message Variables

code Option number

Message Description

The ev390hostcmd utility on the OVOW server sent a type 46 command with an option code that the mainframe OSINFO subtask did not recognize.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Consult the section “Sending Commands to the Agent” for valid options for OSINFO system information and correct syntax of the ev390hostcmd utility.

EVO131 Query failed, error code = code

Message Variables

code Error code

Message Description

The ev390hostcmd utility on the OVOW server sent a type 46 command requesting information that could not be supplied by the OSINFO subtask on the mainframe.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

The code can have different meanings depending on the type 46 option that was requested. Identify what command request is being issued and contact Precisely support.

EVO132 Query returned no lines

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The ev390hostcmd utility on the OVOW server sent a type 46 command that returned no output. This can be caused by improper syntax on the 46 command, or by specifying a non-existent task name or DASD volume.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Check the syntax and parameters of the ev390hostcmd which was sent to the mainframe.

EVO133 Unable to collect queue queue data: error accessing source, rc=code

Message Variables

queue Queue name to gather information from: "INPUT", "OUTPUT", or "HELD"

source Resource that could not be accessed: "ISFIN", "ISFOUT", or "SDSF"

code Return code

Message Description

The ev390hostcmd utility on the OVOW server sent a type 46 command requesting information from one of the JES2 queues that could not be supplied.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

If source is "ISFIN" or "ISFOUT", verify that the ISFIN and ISFOUT DD cards are correctly defined in the VP390 startup JCL. The code can have different meanings depending on the type 46 option that was requested. Identify what command request is being issued, and contact Precisely support.

EVO134 Error in function call for value: code

Message Variables

function Name of program function where error occurred value The user-requested parameter that was being queried code Return code from the function

Message Description

The ev390hostcmd utility sent a type 46 command requesting information that could not be supplied, usually due non-availability of certain information from certain resources.

error Value Description
could not initialize REXX Ironstream could not initialize the REXX interface module IRXEXEC. Verify that this module is available in the mainframe LPALIST.
invalid script member name The member name of the REXX program is has a length of 0 or is greater than 8. Verify the program name given in the first parameter of the type 12 option.
20 The member name of the REXX program was not found in the SYSEXEC library. Verify that the name is spelled correctly and the SYSEXEC DD is pointing to the desired partitioned dataset.
32 An error occurred in the call to the REXX IRXEXEC interface. Record the syntax of the command being sent and contact Precisely support.
100 A system abend occurred during the execution of the REXX program. Check the mainframe syslog for information.
104 A user abend occurred during the execution of the REXX program. Check the mainframe syslog for information.
IRXnnnnI A syntax error was detected in the REXX program. This IRX message is the message ID of the detected error. Consult the IBM REXX documentation for the description of this error. Additional information may appear in the mainframe syslog.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Verify that the value is valid for the requested output. For example, the type 42 option (program name and PARM value) will not succeed if the "CONSOLE" address space is used for the value . The code can have different meanings depending on the type 46 option that was requested. Identify what command request is being issued and contact Precisely support.

EVO135 Dataset read error: text

Message Variables

text Error description

Message Description

An error occurred while attempting to read a file or dataset for the ev390hostcmd 46 type 10 command. (See the section "10 Dataset Display") If text is "Unexpected file read error", then the error occurred when attempting to read an HFS file. If text is "Unexpected dataset read error", then the error occurred when attempting to read a sequential or partitioned dataset.

System Action The file is closed and the command is canceled.

User Action Verify that the named file or dataset exists and the appropriate authority exists to read it.

EVO137 Rexx command error: error

Message Variables

error Error code or IRX error number

Message Description

An error occurred while attempting to execute a REXX program using the ev390hostcmd 46 type 12 command. (See the section “12 Execute REXX Program”.) The values of error are:

Error Value Description
could not initialize REXX Ironstream could not initialize the REXX interface module IRXEXEC. Verify that this module is available in the mainframe LPALIST.
invalid script member name The member name of the REXX program is has a length of 0 or is greater than 8. Verify the program name given in the first parameter of the type 12 option.
20 The member name of the REXX program was not found in the SYSEXEC library. Verify that the name is spelled correctly and the SYSEXEC DD is pointing to the desired partitioned dataset.
32 An error occurred in the call to the REXX IRXEXEC interface. Record the syntax of the command being sent and contact EView support.
100 A system abend occurred during the execution of the REXX program. Check the mainframe syslog for information.
104 A user abend occurred during the execution of the REXX program. Check the mainframe syslog for information.
IRXxxxxI A syntax error was detected in the REXX program. This IRX message is the message ID of the detected error. Consult the IBM REXX documentation for the description of this error. Additional information may appear in the mainframe syslog.

System Action

The command is canceled.

User Action

Verify that the program call has correct syntax and parameters. For IRXnnnnI message IDs, see the system console for the full message text, and refer to the IBM "TSO/E Messages" manual for description.

EVO140 Maximum lines of output exceeded (linecount)

Message Variables

linecount Number of lines printed

Message Description While attempting to read a file or dataset using the ev390hostcmd 46 type 10 command, the maximum number of output lines was exceeded. (The default maximum is 5000 lines.)

System Action

The dataset/file is closed.

User Action

If more lines of output are desired, use the "maxsize=n" option at the end of the ev390hostcmd to specify a larger maximum. See section “10 Dataset Display” for syntax.

EVO141 Output size exceeded (bytecount)

Message Variables bytecount Number of bytes allocated for output

Message Description While attempting to run an MQ query using the ev390hostcmd 46 type 50 command, the maximum number of bytes was exceeded. (The default maximum is 6 ev390snmetric 0 bytes.)

System Action

The command output is discarded.

User Action

Use the "maxsize=n" option at the end of the ev390hostcmd to specify a larger maximum. See “44 Display CICS Group Lists” for syntax.

EVO144 TCP/IP query failed: reason

Message Variables

reason Reason for command failure

Message Description

An error was encountered while attempting to issue an ev390hostcmd 46 command to gather TCP/IP stack information, either because of the syntax usage of the command or a response from a system API.

System Action

The error message is returned to the calling server process.

User Action

Validate the syntax of the command issued. If the reason indicates a system error, check the mainframe syslog and/or the JES output of the Ironstream job for more information.

EVO150 TCP/IP communications: function for workstation component agent failed with errno value

Message Variables

function Failing communication function component Workstation component that detected the failure value Integer error value

Message Description

A TCP/IP communications error occurred. The error could have occurred while TCP/IP communication was being established or while a message was sent or received by the mainframe or specified agent.

System Action

The VP390 TCP subtask terminates with a condition code 1.

User Action

Verify the availability of TCP/IP communications between the workstation and the mainframe, and verify the mainframe TCPIP job's high-level qualifier is specified correctly on the TCP card in the VP390 SYSIN deck. Use the INIT command to recover the TCP subtask, or recycle the VP390 job if the SYSIN needs modification.

EVO151 VP390 failure in communication to TCP/IP

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The VP390 job received an error while attempting to receive data from a TCP/IP socket or ECB.

System Action

The TCP subtask terminates.

User Action

Use the INIT command to recover the subtask.

EVO152 Default TCP/IP function failed

Message Variables

function Failing communication function

Message Description

The setup of a default TCP/IP environment failed while performing function.

System Action

Processing continues, but initialization of subsequent TCP subtasks may fail.

User Action

Verify the mainframe TCPIP job's high-level qualifier is specified correctly on the TCP card in the VP390 SYSIN deck. Recycle the VP390 job if the SYSIN needs modification.

EVO153 Message length exceeds send buffer allocation

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The TCP subtask could not send out a block of data because it was longer than the standard VP390 data buffer could hold.

System Action

The message is discarded.

User Action

Note the system message and alert activity at the time this message was issued, and contact Precisely support.

EVO154 server Server connection lost on port number

Message Variables

server Ironstream server process on the OVOW server number Port number

Message Description

The mainframe agent lost its connection to the OVOW server.

System Action

The port number is reset to allow re-connections. If message buffering is active, mainframe messages will be written to the buffer file until the connection to the OVOW server is re-established.

User Action

Use the Ironstream Configuration Tool on the OVOW server to verify the Ironstream processes are running.

EVO155 server Server connection established on port number

Message Variables

server Ironstream server process on the OVOW server number Port number

Message Description

The mainframe agent has made a connection to the server process on the OVOW server.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO156 Invalid connection attempt from different servers

Message Variables

None.

Message Description Two Ironstream proxy server components attempted to connect to the agent's TCP/IP ports, with one server taking the Message port and the other taking the Command port. The Ironstream design requires that both ports communicate with server processes on the same Ironstream proxy server.

System Action

The TCP subtask terminates both TCP connections and resets. If the server conflict continues for more than the number of restarts allowed for the TCP subtask, then the TCP subtask will shut down completely, requiring a manual restart using the INIT console command, or restarting the mainframe job.

User Action

The mainframe task's SYSPRINT will give a detailed message identifying the source of the two server connection attempts. Terminate the Ironstream processes on one of the servers. If multiple Ironstream clients are desired to connect to the same mainframe agent, then add another TCP subtask card to the SYSIN deck with different port numbers, and refer to that new set of port numbers in the EVOMF_HCI_AGENT_PORT and EVOMF_CMDS_AGENT_PORT fields in the mainframe node configuration file on the Ironstream proxy server.

EVO157 Unable to convert segment text due to NLS error

Message Variables

segment Portion of the message that failed

Message Description

A failure occurred either when converting a message from the local codeset to UTF-8 for delivery to the OM server or when converting an incoming command from UTF-8 to the local codeset.

System Action

The message/command is dropped.

User Action

Record the hexadecimal message dump that appears in the SYSPRINT and contact Precisely support.

EVO158 Invalid connection attempt from address:rport to port lport

Message Variables

address Remote IP address

rport Remote port

lport Local port

Message Description

A connection was attempted to a port from an address that was restricted by the SERVERIP option on the TCP subtask definition card.

 System Action

The connection is closed and the lport returns to a Listen status. If more than five distinct invalid addresses are received before a valid connection is made, the TCP subtask is stopped and will require a manual subtask restart command to be entered.

EVO160 Console command return code = rcnumber

Message Variables

rcnumber Return code from command Send subroutine

Message Description

An MVS command request completed with a non-zero return code.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

If expected command response is not received, record the return code and contact Precisely support

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

A z/OS command issued to the CMD console failed to match any of the entries in the command filter table.

System Action

The command is not executed.

User Action

Add appropriate FILTER CMD entries (either as cards in the SYSIN deck, or dynamically using the “F VP390,FILTER ADD CMD” command) to allow the desired command to be executed.

EVO162 No valid DD names for message logging subtask

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

No valid log file DD names were specified for the NOMATCH subtask.

System Action

The NOMATCH subtask is terminated.

User Action

Add appropriate DD names to the NOMATCH line in SYSIN, and verify that the DD names are defined in the VP390 startup JCL. Recycle the VP390 job.

Message Variables

ddname DD name of the file

Message Description

The NOMATCH subtask was unable to open the logging dataset ddname named on the SYSIN card for the NOMATCH initialization.

System Action

The NOMATCH subtask attempts to open the next dataset in the list.

User Action

Verify that the DD name given on the SYSIN card has a matching DD card in the VP390 startup JCL. Verify that the dataset named for that DD name is defined with the DCB values stated in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide.

EVO164 Message logging is closing dataset

Message Variables

dataset Log dataset name. If the log is a PDS member, the member name will be appended to the dataset name in parentheses.

Message Description

The NOMATCH subtask is closing the dataset logging dataset, either because of subtask termination or because an attempt to write to the dataset failed (usually because the dataset has been filled.)

System Action

If the dataset closing was due to a write failure, the NOMATCH subtask attempts to open the next dataset in its list of defined DDs.

User Action

None.

EVO165 Message logging is wrapping to the first file

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The NOMATCH subtask has reached the end of its list of valid logfile DD names.

System Action

The NOMATCH subtask wraps back to re-open the first DD in the list. The existing data in that logfile will be purged and overwritten.

User Action

None.

EVO170 Unable to open message buffering file ddname

Message Variables

ddname DD name of the file

Message Description

The message buffering facility was unable to open the dataset ddname for buffering messages while the TCP/IP connection to the OVOW server is down.

System Action

No message buffering will occur while the TCP/IP connection is down.

User Action

Verify that the DD name on the TCP SYSIN card for message buffering has a matching DD card in the VP390 startup JCL. Verify that the dataset named for that DD name is defined with the DCB values stated in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide. Recycle the VP390 job if any changes are made to the SYSIN cards or the startup JCL.

EVO178 Unable to process compressed CICS SMF record, RC = returncode

Message Variables

Returncode Return code from the CSRCESRV call, in decimal

Message Description

An SMF record from CICS was marked with the data compression flag, and the compressed data was sent to the CSRCESRV system utility routine to expand the data, but the CSRCESRV returned an error.

System Action

The SMF record is dropped and will not be processed by Ironstream.

User Action

In the IBM z/OS MVS Programming: Assembler Services Reference, check the CSRCESRV return code value in the “SERVICE=EXPAND” table of return codes.

EVO181 exitname EXIT UNABLE TO WRITE SMF RECORD

Message Variables

exitname Load module name of the exit program, one of: EVIEFU83, EVIEFU84, EVIEFU85

Message Description

An SMF exit program attempted to copy an SMF record to the Ironstream dataspace, but was unable due to size restrictions.

System Action

The SMF record is dropped and will not be processed by Ironstream.

User Action

The most common cause of this error is that the dataspace is too small to hold the SMF record(s) that the exit program is trying to copy. Either increase the size of the dataspace (the default size is 10 million bytes) using the “SMFDATASPACE” parameter card in the SYSIN deck, or increase the frequency that the dataspace is polled by reducing the INTERVAL option on the “SMF” parameter card in the SYSIN deck.

EVO205 MVS console name reached memory limit. Data lost

Message Variables

name VP390 console name

Message Description The extended console defined for the VP390 job has filled all available cells in the data space. The incoming message is not queued.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Check the status of the extended console with the DISPLAY CONSOLES,CN=name command. If messages do not resume queuing to the extended console, recycle the VP390 job, making sure the console shuts down without any problems. You may need to define a new console with a larger message data space.

EVO206 MVS console name reached queue limit, data lost

Message Variables

name VP390 console name

Message Description

The extended console defined for the VP390 job reached its maximum queue depth.

System Action

The incoming message is not queued. Processing continues.

User Action

Check the status of the extended console with the DISPLAY CONSOLES,CN=name command. If messages do not resume queuing to the extended console, recycle the VP390 job, making sure the console shuts down without any problems. Use the QL parameter on the MVS SYSIN card to increase the queue size of the console. See the definition of the MVS Parameter Card in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide.

EVO207 MVS console name stopped by internal error

Message Variables

name VP390 console name

Message Description

The extended console defined for the VP390 job received an error while processing its message queues.

System Action

VP390 deactivates the console and stops the MVS subtask.

User Action

Recycle the subtask, then issue a DISPLAY CONSOLES,CN=name command to check the status of the name console.

EVO208 MVS console name reached alert percentage

Message Variables

name VP390 console name

Message Description

The number of messages queued to the extended console reached a pre-specified alert percentage of the maximum queue depth.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Verify that desired MVS messages are being sent to the Discovery probe client. Check the status of the extended console with the command: DISPLAY CONSOLES,CN=name If the queue shortage is not relieved shortly, recycle the VP390 job, making sure the console shuts down without any problems. Use the QL parameter on the MVS SYSIN card to increase the queue size of the console. See the definition of the MVS parameter card in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide.

EVO209 MVS console namesuspended by request

Message Variables

name VP390 console name

Message Description

A condition developed in the extended console defined for the VP390 job that caused the operating system to request console deactivation.

System Action

VP390 deactivates the console and stops the MVS subtask.

User Action

Recycle the subtask, then issue the command: DISPLAY CONSOLES,CN=name to check the status of the name console.

EVO210 MVS console name alert ECB posted for unknown reason

Message Variables

name VP390 console name

Message Description

The extended console defined for the VP390 job is posted with an alert indicating a problem, but no error flags are set in the console status area.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Check the condition of the console with the command: DISPLAY CONSOLES,CN=name

EVO211 DOM source key

Message Variables

source message deletion type, either "MSGKEY" or "TOKEN"

key  identifying number of the original message

Message Description

The operating system has issued a Delete Operator Message notification that a previous message (identified by a MSGKEY) or group of messages (identified by a TOKEN) have been deleted from the console.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

If DOM processing is active in the VP390 job (activated by the "DOM" option on the MVS parameter card in SYSIN), then this message will be sent to the OM server. It can be used for automatically acknowledging an existing message on the OM browser. See "Using DOM Information" in Chapter 3 for more information.

EVO214 DOM flag updated

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

In response to a MODIFY command, the VP390 job has changed its processing of operating system DOM messages. See "About DOM Commands" in Appendix A.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO215 PERF parameter updated

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

In response to a MODIFY command, the VP390 job has updated its timing intervals for performance data gathering. See "About PERF Commands" in Appendix A.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO216 SMF buffer size changed from old to new

Message Variables

old Previous size of the SMF buffer, in bytes

new Updated size of the SMF buffer, in bytes

Message Description

In response to a MODIFY command, the VP390 job has changed the size of the SMF data collection buffer. See the description of the SMFBUFFER command of "About PERF Commands" in Appendix A.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO217 Debug for task changed from old to new

Message Variables

task Subtask name

old Previous debug value

new Updated debug value

Message Description

In response to a MODIFY command, VP390 has updated the debugging value for the specified subtask task. The amount of debug information collected varies by subtask, with "0" indicating no debugging. Debug information is written to the SYSYPRINT DD of the VP390 job. Debug information should only be collected at the request of Precisely support.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO230 Unable to initialize RMA Rexx environment

Message Variables None.

Message Description The RMA subtask could not find the IRXEXEC program, which is necessary for initiating Rexx programs from VP390.

System Action The RMA subtask terminates.

User Action Verify that the IRXEXEC program exists in the system LPALST.

EVO302 name : VP390 PPI TASK INITIALIZED

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The program-to-program interface subtask for the VP390 job is successfully initialized in the NetView/390 address space.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO303 name : VP390 PPI TASK TERMINATED

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The program-to-program interface task for the VP390 job is terminated in the NetView/390 address space.

System Action

Processing continues, but VP390 no longer receives unsolicited VTAM messages from NetView/390.

User Action

Restart NetView/390 if it is terminated. If only the PPI subtask is terminated, restart the subtask from a NetView/390 operator session with the START TASK=name command.

EVO304 name : DSIFRE FAILED FOR USER STORAGE

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The VP390 PPI program running in the NetView address space received an error return code from the NetView/390 macro DSIFRE while attempting to free the 4K work area of memory during subtask shutdown.

System Action

Subtask shutdown processing continues.

User Action

Notify the system programmer that a potential memory leak exists in the currently running NetView/390.

EVO305 name : DSIFRE FAILED FOR QUEUED STORAGE

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The VP390 PPI program running in the NetView address space received an error return code from NetView/390 macro DSIFRE while attempting to free all remaining subtask memory during subtask shutdown.

System Action

Subtask shutdown processing continues.

User Action

Notify the system programmer that a potential memory leak exists in the currently running NetView/390.

EVO306 name : DSIFRE FAILED FOR MQS BUFFER

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The VP390 PPI program running in the NetView address space received an error return code from NetView/390 macro DSIFRE while attempting to free the memory allocated for the private message queue.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Notify the system programmer that a potential memory leak exists in the currently running NetView/390.

EVO307 name : DSIGET FAILED FOR USER STORAGE

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The VP390 PPI program running in the NetView address space failed to get a 4K block of memory for use during processing.

System Action

Task termination flag is set.

User Action

Notify the system programmer that a potential memory shortage exists in the currently running NetView/390. The region size of the NetView/390 address space may need to be increased.

EVO308 name : ENQ ERROR

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

An ENQ on the NetView/390 TVB chain failed.

System Action

If not already in termination processing, the task termination flag is set.

User Action

Notify the system programmer. Restart the subtask.

EVO309 name : DEQ ERROR

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

A DEQ on the NetView/390 TVB chain failed.

System Action

If not already in termination processing, the task termination flag is set.

User Action

Notify the system programmer. Restart the subtask.

EVO310 name : TASK ALREADY EXISTS

Message Variables

Name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The VP390 PPI subtask attempted to add itself to the NetView/390 TVB chain, but found another task with the same name already on the chain.

System Action

The task termination flag is set.

User Action

Verify that another instance of the subtask is not already running under this NetView/390. Restart the subtask.

EVO311 name : LOAD OF CNMNETV COMPLETE

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The loading of the CNMNETV module into NetView virtual storage completed successfully.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO312 name : UNABLE TO LOAD CNMNETV

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

The loading of the CNMNETV module into virtual storage failed.

System Action

The subtask terminates.

User Action

Verify that load module CNMNETV exists in a NetView/390 STEPLIB dataset. Restart the subtask.

EVO313 name : NETVIEW INTERFACE FAILURE, RC=rcnumber

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

rcnumber Hexadecimal return code from CNMNETV call

Message Description

A call to the CNMNETV interface routine failed.

System Action

The message is discarded.

User Action

For explanations of return codes, see the TME 10 NetView for OS/390 Application Programmer's Guide.

EVO314 name : NETVIEW COMMAND RECEIVED

Message Variables

name Name of NetView/390 PPI subtask

Message Description

A message was successfully received from the PPI interface routine. This message is used for debugging purposes only. It is not displayed unless the subtask is reassembled with the CMDREC lines uncommented.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO315 autotask COMMAND EXECUTION FAILED

Message Variables

autotask Name of NetView/390 autotask that executes the command

Message Description

A failure occurred in a command that was to be executed under NetView/390 on behalf of Ironstream.

System Action

The command is discarded.

User Action

Verify that the autotask defined under NetView/390 during Ironstream installation is active. Verify that the NTICMD and NTIMVS command lists are present in a NetView/390 DSICLD dataset. Verify that the name in the EVOCMD_OPERATOR field on the OVOW server (which was filled in while running the Add Node function) matches the autotask name defined under NetView/390.

EVO351 region TRANSACTION trans RESPONSE TIME OF used SECS. EXCEEDED THRESHOLD OF thresh SECS.

Message Variables

region Name of CICS region

trans Four-character transaction ID

used Number of seconds used

thresh Maximum number of seconds defined in threshold table

Message Description

A CICS transaction trans running under the CICS region region has completed, but the transaction time used exceeded the number of clock seconds thresh that was defined in the EVTHRTBL table.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

This message is sent to the system console. If desired, add the “EVO351” message ID to the VP390 filter table to forward it to the server as an alert.

EVO352 NO RESOURCE RECORD

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The EVXMNOUT exit was called by CICS after the completion of a CICS transaction, but there was no monitoring resource record created for the XMNOUT exit program.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Check with the system programmer that there are no errors in the CICS region.

EVO595 Command entered: cmdtxt

Message Variables

cmdtxt Text of command entered

Message Description

The VP390 job received a command from a console.

System Action

Processing continues with the execution of the command.

User Action None.

EVO600 TNUM TASKNAME STATUS RESTARTS/LIMIT SPECIFIC

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

This message is the header of a table which is generated in response to a SHOW TASK console command. Additional EVO600 messages will follow with data for each subtask.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO603 TNUM TASKNAME ADDRESS HEADER TCB

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

This message is the header of a table which is generated in response to a SHOW ADDR console command. Additional EVO603 messages will follow with data for each subtask.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO605 TNUM TASKNAME INPUTQ OUTPUTQ INFLOW OUTFLOW MC

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

This message is the header of a table which is generated in response to a SHOW FLOW console command. Additional EVO605 messages will follow with data for each subtask.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO608 TASKNAME DATE TIME

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

This message is the header of a table which is generated in response to a SHOW VERSION console command. Additional EVO608 messages will follow with data for each subtask.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO609 type filters:

Message Variables

type Filter type, "Message"

Message Description

This message is the start of a list of filter table entries which is generated in response to a SHOW FILTER console command. Additional EVO609 messages will follow with lists of filter table entries. Message IDs will be listed four per line after the EVO609.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO610 type filter data action

Message Variables

type Filter type, "Message"

data User-entered data

action Command action, either "added" or "deleted"

Message Description

Verification message to indicate that the message of filter table action entered from a VP390 MODIFY command has completed successfully.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO611 type filter data not found

Message Variables

type Filter type, either "Message", "JOBNAME", or "JOBID"

data User-entered data

Message Description

A VP390 MODIFY command could not find the data entry when attempting to delete it from the message table.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Use the SHOW FILTER command to see the names of the currently defined message filters.

EVO612 No type filters defined

Message Variables

type Filter type, "message" or "alert" or "command"

Message Description

A VP390 MODIFY command could not any filters of the type to display.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO613 All type filters deleted

Message Variables

type Filter type: "message and alert and command"

Message Description

A FILTER DEL ALL command has successfully deleted all message filter table entries.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO614 No suppressed messages

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The VP390 message suppression table has no entries to display as a result of a SHOW SUPPRESS command.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO615 Suppressed message IDs:

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

This message is the header of a table which is generated in response to a SHOW SUPPRESS console command. Additional EVO615 messages will follow with a list of VP390 message IDs, eight per line that should not be sent to the console.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None

EVO616 action suppression of msgid

Message Variables

action Suppression action, either "Added" or "Removed".

msgid VP390 message ID

Message Description

Verification message to indicate that the action to suppress or unsuppress a VP390 message ID from printing on the system console has completed successfully.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO617 Message ID msgid not found in suppression table

Message Variables

msgid VP390 message ID

Message Description

An attempt to UNSUPPRESS a message ID in the VP390 message suppression table failed. The message ID given was not found in the table.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Use the SHOW SUPPRESS command to see the list of message IDs currently in the table. Use only the 3-digit suffix of the message ID when issuing an UNSUPPRESS command.

EVO625 SMF captured types(subtypes)

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

This message is the start of a list of SMF record types and subtypes which is generated in response to a SHOW SMFRECS console command. This message illustrates that subtypes are listed in parentheses following their parent type.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO627 REC=style(types)

Message Variables

style Description of filtering of SMF records listed, either “TYPE” or “NOTYPE”.

types List of SMF record types and subtypes

Message Description

The style value indicates whether the list of SMF record types/subtype are those that are collected by the agent and sent on to the server (TYPE) or those that are ignored by the agent (NOTYPE). This matches the syntax format of the SMF record collection option in the system SMFPRMxx member.

The types values are the list of SMF record types that follow the style rule. Subtypes are listed in parentheses immediately after their parent type. Ranges of types or subtypes are indicated by a colon.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO628 count SMF record copy failures

Message Variables

count Number of SMF records lost

Message Description

This message displays the number of SMF records that were received but not recorded due to a lack of room in the Ironstream dataspace.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

If count is greater than 0, consider either (1) increasing the frequency that the SMF subtask reads and clears the dataspace by lowering the INTERVAL value of the SMF parameter card in SYSIN, or (2) increasing the size of the dataspace by modifying the SMFDATASPACE parameter card in SYSIN.

EVO690 VP390 STOP Command accepted

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The VP390 task has received a STOP command.

System Action

Processing continues with shutdown of any active subtasks, then ends the main task.

User Action

None.

EVO695 VP390 cmdtype command processed

Message Variables

cmdtype Command type

Message Description

The VP390 job completed the initial processing of a console command. Additional messages may be sent, depending on whether additional work is being done by subtasks.

System Action

None.

User Action

None.

EVO698 Subtask task is already status

Message Variables

task Subtask name

status Current subtask status, either "active" or "inactive"

Message Description

A request to activate or deactivate a VP390 subtask was not processed because the subtask is already in that state.

System Action

None.

User Action

Use the SHOW TASK command to verify the status of the VP390 subtasks.

EVO699 Invalid operator command entered

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

An invalid MODIFY command was sent to the VP390 task.

System Action

None.

User Action

See Appendix A for syntax rules of MODIFY commands.

EVO701 Starting subtask #idnum for info

Message Variables

idnum Numerical ID for the newly started subtask

info Information sent to the ATTACH macro

Message Description

VP390 attached a subtask with the information provided in info.

System Action

Processing continues with the ATTACH attempt.

User Action

None.

EVO702 Buffer size = sizeM, Queue depth = totalmsg, Maximum = maxmsg

Message Variables

size Size (in megabytes) allocated for messages

totalmsg Total message queue depth

maxmsg Maximum message queue depth permitted

Message Description

A message queuing problem occurred for an MCS console defined for VP390. This message will be displayed only in the VP390 job log. Additional message(s) giving more detailed information about the problem may appear on the system console at the same time.

System Action

Processing continues. The MCS console may be terminated, depending on the severity of the queuing problem.

User Action

Monitor the VP390 job log and system console for the next message and necessary action.

EVO703 Console name is utilizing pct% of message queue

Message Variables

name Name of defined extended console

pct Percentage of console queue in use

Message Description

This message is generated when the extended console for gathering MVS messages has a backlog of messages on its queue to be processed by the VP390 task. pct tells what percentage of the console's queue is in use. This message is only generated when using the QLP option of the MVS SYSIN card.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

The extended console name may need to be re-defined with a larger queue size. See the QL and QLP options of the MVS parameter card in the Installation Guide.

EVO704 Console name queue backlog has been relieved

Message Variables

name Name of defined extended console

Message Description

This message is generated after an EVO703 message is issued to announce that the console message queue shortage has been relieved. This message is only generated when using the QLP option of the MVS SYSIN card.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

The extended console name may need to be re-defined with a larger queue size. See the QL and QLP options of the MVS parameter card in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide This message can be used for automatically acknowledging an existing EVO703 message on the OM browser.

EVO778 RMF data not available, rc=code

Message Variables

code Return code

Message Description

The VP390 job encountered an error while attempting to collect system data from the mainframe Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) for an ev390hostcmd 46 option 02 call.

System Action

The OSINFO subtask will send an EVO131 error message in response to the ev390hostcmd explaining that the command had failed to complete.

User Action

The meaning of the return code can be looked up in Chapter 1 of the IBM Resource Measurement Facility Programmer's Guide under the section of "Return Codes" for the ERBSMFI command.

EVO801I ERROR ACTIVATING CONSOLE

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

An error was detected when attempting to activate an EMCS console named EVORXCON.

System Action

The command ends.

User Action

Use the DISPLAY CONSOLES,CN=EVORXCON command to verify that an EMCS console with that name does not already exist.

EVO802I ERROR TRYING TO GET A MESSAGE

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

An error was detected when attempting to retrieve console messages.

System Action

The command ends.

User Action

Look for previous errors that may have caused this condition.

EVO805I ERROR DEACTIVATING CONSOLE

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

An error was detected while attempting to deactivate an EMCS console.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Look for previous errors that may have caused the condition. Deactivate the console before issuing the EVORXCON command again.

EVO901 Stopping subtask #number: name

Message Variables

number Subtask number

name Subtask name

Message Description

This message is issued in response to a STOP command. One message is issued for each VP390 subtask.

System Action

A termination command is sent to each of the existing subtasks.

User Action

None.

EVO902 name subtask terminated, RC = rcnumber

Message Variables

name Name of subtask

rcnumber Return code from termination call

Message Description

The named subtask is terminated.

System Action

Any queues or memory allocated for the subtask are freed.

User Action

None.

EVO903 name type queue freed, RC = rcnumber

Message Variables

name Name of subtask

type Queue type, either "Input" or "Output"

rcnumber Return code from Free call

Message Description

An allocated message queue for the named subtask has been cleared during subtask termination.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO904 All VP390 subtasks completed

Message Variables

None.

Message Description

The VP390 job completed the shutdown of all subtasks.

System Action

Processing continues with main task shutdown.

User Action

None.

EVO905 Restart #num of subtask name will be attempted in sec seconds

Message Variables

num Count of number of restarts for this subtask

name Name of subtask

sec Number of seconds until next automatic restart attempt

Message Description

The subtask name has been terminated, but will be automatically restarted in sec seconds.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

None.

EVO906 No auto restart for name - Use INIT command to restart

Message Variables

name Name of subtask

Message Description

The subtask name has terminated and will not restart because it has exceeded the number of automatic restarts allowed.

System Action

Processing continues.

User Action

Use the console INIT command to restart the subtask. See Appendix A for the syntax of the INIT command. Use the console command SHOW TASK to see how many restarts are allowed for each subtask. To change the number of automatic restarts that a subtask is allowed, add a RESTART card to the SYSIN deck just prior to the name subtask parameter card. See the "RESTART Parameter Card" in the Ironstream for ServiceNow Discovery for IBM Z Installation Guide for the syntax of the RESTART card.