Re: Odd device errors

Hi John,

Here's the detail on that URL...

Program to Remove Device Descriptions from the LUD List (QPARIXEN)
Technote

The QPARIXEN program can be used to remove display and printer device
descriptions from the LUD List. If a display or printer device description
remains in the LUD List after it has been varied off or deleted, the
corresponding PC5250 or TN5250e display or printer session will be unable
to connect to the IBM System i system until it has been removed from the
LUD List.

*Note: * The steps for uploading the QPARIXEN program to the iSeries family
system only has to be done once for each system, assuming the program has
not been deleted from the system since the last time it was used.
Instructions for uploading the program can be found in the section entitled
*Uploading the QPARIXEN Program to the iSeries Family System * below.

This document was last updated on 1 November 2011.

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*Note: * Development has provided a resolution to this problem so that the
QPARIXEN program is no longer needed to remove a device from the LUD List
when running V6R1M0 (R610) i5/OS. The resolution is to download and apply
V6R1 PTF SI33324, or superseding PTF.

*Order V6R1 PTF SI33324 using Fix Central *
<http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/fixdetails?fixid=SI33324>

For more information, refer to APAR [image: Rochester APAR
Database]<https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas28dbb98ca0adf3265862575210041f222>)
or the cover letter for V6R1 PTF *SI33324 *
<http://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/a18db68aae4a7d81862566ba005d145c/4c7c312e293e80498625753d006310b0?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,SI33324>
.


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LUD List]*Verifying that the Device Description Is in the LUD List *
*Verifying that the Device Description Is in the LUD List *

Display or printer device descriptions are expected to be listed in the LUD
List when they are in VARIED ON status or are active, such as when a user
is signed on a PC5250 display session or when a PC5250 printer session is
connected to the iSeries family and the writer is active. However, if the
display or printer device description is varied off or if it has been
deleted from the iSeries family, it should no longer be in the LUD List. If
the device is in the LUD List when it should not be, that will prevent that
session from connecting to the system.

To verify that the device description is stuck in the LUD List, do the
following: 1. Use the Work with Configuration Status (*WRKCFGSTS * ) or
Work with Device Descriptions (*WRKDEVD * ) commands to verify that the
device is varied off or has been deleted. 2. Use the following Dump System
Object (*DMPSYSOBJ * ) command to dump the contents of the LUD list:

*DMPSYSOBJ OBJ(PASSTHRU#LUD#LIST) CONTEXT(QSYS) TYPE(0E) SUBTYPE(EF) *

*Note: * The above *DMPSYSOBJ * command may fail if the Coded character set
ID (CCSID) is not set to 37, USA/Canada. If a failure occurs and the QCHRID
(Graphic character set and code page) system value is not set to 37,
running the *CHGJOB CCSID(37) * command may resolve the problem. 3. Use the
Work with Job (*WRKJOB * ) command with the Job name (JOB) parameter set to
the default value of "*" to work with the current interactive job. Then,
select Option 4, Work with spooled files). 4. Select Option 5 (Display) on
the QPSRVDMP spooled file. 5. Type the name of the failing display or
printer device description, in uppercase, in the "Find" prompt and press
the F16 (Find) Key.

*Note: * Searches are case-sensitive when displaying a spooled file. Device
descriptions are recorded in uppercase in the LUD list, so any searches for
device names in the QPSRVDMP spooled file must be in uppercase. 6. If the
display or printer device description is varied off or has been deleted,
yet it is found in the LUD List, then you are experiencing the issue. This
device description must be removed from the LUD List for the TCP/IP
connection to be successful.

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System (5.4 i5/OS and Below)]*Uploading the QPARIXEN Program to the IBM
System i System (5.4 i5/OS and Below) *
*Uploading the QPARIXEN Program to th * *e * *IBM System i * * Sy * *stem
(5.4 i5/OS and Below) *


The following instructions are only for 5.4 (V5R4M0 or R540) i5/OS or
below. If running 6.1 or 7.1 i5/OS, proceed to the section titled *Removing
the Device Description from the LUD List when Running 6.1 or 7.1 i5/OS * .
1. Use the Create Library (*CRTLIB * ) command to create a library called *
IBMTEST* . 2. Use the following Create Save File (*CRTSAVF * ) command to
create a save file called *QPARIXEN* in library IBMTEST:

*CRTSAVF FILE(IBMTEST/QPARIXEN) TEXT('Save File for the QPARIXEN Program') *
3. Detach the QPARIXEN.SAV file and save it in a folder on the PC. 4. Bring
up a Microsoft Windows Command Prompt or MS-DOS Prompt and connect to the
folder used to store the QPARIXEN.SAV file, for example type "CD
folder-name". 5. Type *FTP system-name * . 6. Type your operating system
user profile and password. 7. Type *BIN * . 8. Type *CD IBMTEST * to
connect to the IBMTEST library on the System i system. 9. Type *PUT
QPARIXEN.SAV QPARIXEN * to upload the save file to the iSeries family
system. 10. Go back to the operating system command line and type *DSPSAVF
FILE(IBMTEST/QPARIXEN) * to display the save file on the iSeries family
system. 11. If the save file displays correctly, then go back to the
Windows Command Prompt and type *QUIT * to end FTP and then type *EXIT
* to end the command prompt.
12. Restore the QPARIXEN program to the iSeries family system by using the
following Restore Object (*RSTOBJ * ) command:

*RSTOBJ OBJ(QPARIXEN) SAVLIB(QSPTLIB) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(IBMTEST/QPARIXEN) * This
will restore the QPARIXEN program to the QSPTLIB library QSPTLIB. The
Verify object on restore (QVFYOBJRST) system value might have to be changed
to "1" before using the above *RSTOBJ * command.

*Note: * The QSPTLIB library may have to be manually created using the
Create Library (*CRTLIB * ) command. The QSPTLIB library contains the
Software Support Tools and can be restored on the system using one of the
following Test Fix APARs:

SE16633, *OSP-COMM-ECS SOFTWARE SUPPORT TOOLS LIBRARY FOR V5R3M0 * [image:
Rochester APAR Database]<https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas2d431cb7251c28fd686256ed4003c93f9>
SE06946, *OSP-COMM-ECS SOFTWARE SUPPORT LIBRARY FOR 520 * [image: Rochester
APAR Database]<https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas2117f3a7997643e4386256bfb003cebb1>
SE02231, *OSP-COMM-ECS SOFTWARE SUPPORT LIBRARY FOR 510 * [image: Rochester
APAR Database]<https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas2e0343fd65474e77186256bfb003cbf21>
SA90580, *OSP-COMM-ECS SOFTWARE SUPPORT LIBRARY FOR 450 * [image: Rochester
APAR Database]<https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas220a67da5b47fcd9b8625695b0063f275>



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when Running 6.1 or 7.1 i5/OS]*Removing the Device Description from the LUD
List when Running 6.1 or 7.1 i5/OS *
*Removing the Device Description from the LUD List when Running 6.1 or 7.1
i5/OS *

*Note: * If running 6.1 i5/OS, first verify that PTF SI33324 or a
superseding PTF has been applied using the special instructions in the PTF
cover letter before proceeding with the instructions below.

If running 7.1 i5/OS, or 6.1 i5/OS with PTF SI33324 or a superseding PTF,
the device description should be removed from the LUD List and the PC5250
or TN5250e display or printer session should be able to reconnect after
doing the following: 1. Close the PC5250 or TN5250e display or printer
session. 2. Use the Work with Configuration Status (*WRKCFGSTS * ) to
verify whether the device description is varied off or has been deleted.
For example:

*WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*DEV) CFGD(device-name) * 3. If the device description
has already been deleted, skip to Step 6 below. 4. If the device
description is in VARY ON PENDING status, return to the section titled
*Verifying
that the Device Description Is in the LUD List * . 5. If the device
description is in VARIED OFF status, take Option 8 (Work with description)
on the device description, then take Option 4 (Delete) to delete the device
description, then press the F5 (Refresh) key to verify that the devic has
been deleted. 6. Launch the PC5250 or TN5250e display or printer session
and verify that it is now able to reconnect. If the PC5250 or TN5250e
session still will not connect, contact IBM i Support for further
assistance.

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Description from the LUD List (5.4 i5/OS and Below)]*Using the QPARIXEN
Program to Remove the Device Description from the LUD List (5.4 i5/OS and
Below) *
*Using the QPARIXEN Program to Remove the Device Description from the LUD
List (5.4 i5/OS and Below) * 1. Use the Work with Configuration Status (*
WRKCFGSTS * ) or Work with Device Descriptions (*WRKDEVD * ) commands to
verify that the device is varied off or has been deleted. 2. Issue the
following operating system command:

*CALL PGM(QSPTLIB/QPARIXEN) PARM(virtual device) * 3. Follow the
instructions in the section *Verifying that the Device Description Is in
the LUD List * above to verify that the display or printer device
description is no longer in the LUD List.
The following messages may be issued: o DEVICE DOES NOT EXIST

The device description was not found. Verify that the device description
was spelled correctly and verify that the device description still exists.
If not, create a *VRT printer or display device description with that name
and repeat the call to QPARIXEN. o DEVICE NOT VARIED OFF

Vary off the printer or display device description and repeat the call to
QPARIXEN. o DEVICE NOT IN INDEX

The device description was not found in the LUD list. Verify that the
device description was spelled correctly, that the device description still
exists and that it is still in the LUD list (by repeating the
*DMPSYSOBJ *command above). If it is no longer in the LUD list, try
launching or
connecting the PC5250 display or printer session. o DEVICE REMOVED FROM
INDEX

The device description was successfully removed from the LUD list. Try
launching or connecting the PC5250 display or printer session.


On 4 August 2012 07:46, John McKee <jmmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have not yet found the distilled notes on running this program.

I have found the IBM documentation. But, it requires a login to access.

Can somebody access the documentation and tell me the syntax used on
the DMPSYSOBJ and the program call parm to remove the device?

Document lik is here:


http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=nas165d89be78f4fae0c86256c5b0068dc82

John McKee

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Porterfield, Sean
<SPorterfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That reminds me of QSPENDWA that I used to use fairly regularly to end

writers that showed END but still had an active job.

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Sean Porterfield

-----Original Message-----
From: John McKee

Does LUD List ring any bells for anybody? We used to have issues like

this. I was given instructions to to a DMPSYSOBJ (can't recall the type
and subtype values). If device was in the list, but varied off, The fix,
back then, was to use a progrm from IBM named, I think, QPARIXEN.

John McKee


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