DSM/Tape Catalog Management Programming Manual

RPC Event Messages
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ZEMS-TKN-SUBJECT-MARK
is the standard EMS token that always immediately precedes the subject token; in
this case, ZCOM-TKN-SUBJ-PROC.
ZCOM-TKN-SUBJ-PROC
is the only possible value that can be returned as the subject token. ZCOM-TKN-
SUBJ-PROC indicates the name of the backup portmapper process that abended.
ZEMS-TKN-EMPHASIS
is a header token that contains the value ZSPI-VAL-TRUE, indicating that this is a
critical event.
In the message text, procname corresponds to the value in ZCOM-TKN-SUBJ-PROC.
Cause. Repeated attempts to start a backup process have failed. The portmapper
process detected repeated backup process failures that are not caused by processor
module failures.
Effect. No further attempts to create a backup are made until the problem is
corrected.
Recovery. Recovery depends on the cause of the backup failure, which is usually a
resource failure or a home terminal failure:
•
Resources failures usually cause a PROCESS_CREATE process to fail. In this
case, the portmapper generates RPC operator message 6. For the cause of the
backup creation failure, see the error number reported by that message.
•
The portmapper is a C program, and the C run-time library always tries to open the
STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR files during process initialization. If these files are
directed to a nonexistent file (such as a TELNET window that no longer exists), the
resulting open failure cause the process to abend. The IN, OUT, and STDERR files
of the portmapper must be directed to a permanent terminal device when the
portmapper is started.
•
If the backup process is starting and then abending, run the portmapper with
SAVEABEND ON, and then examine the SAVEABEND file generated by the
backup failure.