Do you guys know of some reasons that this SBMRMTCMD would just start having issues. This is connect to a remote iSeries. Runs the job and then should return. Below is the Joblog from the Source System.
*NONE      Command                      07/14/08  21:31:28.380752  QCADRV       QSYS        03AE     STMDAILY    ACTOBJ      *STMT
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   STMDAILY
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   STMDAILY
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   13400
                                     Message . . . . :    13400 - SBMRMTCMD CMD('CALL (LAWAAA/LAWAPPLY)')
                                       DDMFILE(DBARABS)
CPI9160    Information             00   07/14/08  21:31:28.965480  QCNSDLL      QSYS        *STMT    QTSMGAFT    QSYS        0374
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNSINIT
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   RCVEXCSATRD
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   8789
                                     Message . . . . :   Database connection started over TCP/IP or a local socket.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   The database server job 065818/QUSER/QRWTSRVR has been
                                       allocated on system AAALAWP for handling a new TCP/IP or local socket
                                       connection using DDM protocols.  The connection uses IP address 10.0.112.12,
                                       port 446, and user ID DDMUSER at the server.  (If the IP address is 0.0.0.0,
                                       it indicates that the connection uses a local socket.)  The connection has a
                                       scope of *ACTGRP level in activation group *N with an activation group
                                       number of 2.
CPF9172    Escape                  40   07/14/08  21:36:09.588944  QCNSSCPP     QSYS        *STMT    STMDAILY    ACTOBJ      *STMT
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNSSCPP
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   QCNSSCPP
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   10658
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   STMDAILY
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   STMDAILY
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   13400
                                     Message . . . . :   SBMRMTCMD command ended abnormally.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   A distributed data management (DDM) error was returned by
                                       job 065818/QUSER/QRWTSRVR on the target system AAALAWP which was accessed
 5722SS1 V5R4M0 060210                           Job Log                             AAAPROD  07/14/08 21:36:10          Page    4
  Job name . . . . . . . . . . :   RBSTMDAILY      User  . . . . . . :   QPGMR        Number . . . . . . . . . . . :   937226
  Job description  . . . . . . :   RBT2JOBD        Library . . . . . :   AAAOPER
MSGID      TYPE                    SEV  DATE      TIME             FROM PGM     LIBRARY     INST     TO PGM      LIBRARY     INST
                                       using DDM file DBARABS in library LAWAAA.  The error was not a result of the
                                       command submitted by the submit remote command (SBMRMTCMD command). Recovery
                                        . . . :   Use the DDM error code returned to determine the error
                                       description.  Find any previous System messages relating to the same DDM
                                       file.  Examine messages in the target system job or error logs.  See the
                                       Distributed Data Management topic in the Information Center book,
                                       
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter, for more information on DDM
                                       error codes. Technical description . . . . . . . . :   DDM data stream error
                                       code is X'1254'.
CPA0702    Sender copy             99   07/14/08  21:36:09.595768  QCLXERR      QSYS        00DA     QCLXERR     QSYS        00DA
                                     Message . . . . :   CPF9172 received by procedure STMDAILY. (C D I R)
                                     Cause . . . . . :   ILE Control language (CL) procedure STMDAILY in module
                                       STMDAILY in program STMDAILY in library ACTOBJ detected an error at
                                       statement number 0000013400.  Message text for CPF9172 is: SBMRMTCMD command
                                       ended abnormally.  Use F10 (if available) or the Display Job Log (DSPJOBLOG)
                                       command to see the messages in the job log for a more complete description
                                       of what caused the error.  If you still are unable to solve the problem,
                                       please contact your technical support person. Recovery  . . . :   This
                                       inquiry message can be avoided by changing the procedure. Monitor for the
                                       error (MONMSG command) and perform error recovery within the procedure.  To
                                       continue, choose a reply value. Possible choices for replying to message . .
                                       . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   C -- Cancel the CL procedure. D -- Dump the CL
                                       procedure variables and cancel the procedure. I -- Ignore the failing
                                       command. R -- Try the failing command again.
*NONE      Reply                        07/14/08  21:36:09.603784  QMHSNINQ     QSYS        0DDA     QCLXERR     QSYS        00DA
                                     Message . . . . :   D
CEE9901    Escape                  30   07/14/08  21:36:10.842232  QLEAWI       QSYS        *STMT    RBT637      ROBOTLIB    *STMT
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QLEDEH
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   Q LE leDefaultEh
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   205
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   RBT637
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   RBT637
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   51100
                                     Message . . . . :   Application error.  CPF9172 unmonitored by STMDAILY at
                                       statement 0000013400, instruction X'0000'.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   The application ended abnormally because an exception
                                       occurred and was not handled.  The name of the program to which the
                                       unhandled exception is sent is STMDAILY STMDAILY STMDAILY. The program was
                                       stopped at the high-level language statement number(s) 0000013400 at the
                                       time the message was sent.  If more than one statement number is shown, the
                                       program is an optimized ILE program.  Optimization does not allow a single
                                       statement number to be determined.  If *N is shown as a value, it means the
                                       real value was not available. Recovery  . . . :   See the low level messages
                                       previously listed to locate the cause of the exception.  Correct any errors,
                                       and then try the request again.
CPI9161    Information             00   07/14/08  21:36:10.852200  QCNSDLL      QSYS        *STMT    QWCCRCRC    QSYS        0112
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNSTERM
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   CLSCOMFILE
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   3945
                                     Message . . . . :   Database TCP/IP or local socket connection ended.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   Use of server job 065818/QUSER/QRWTSRVR has ended on
                                       system AAALAWP for a remote database connection using TCP/IP or a local
 5722SS1 V5R4M0 060210                           Job Log                             AAAPROD  07/14/08 21:36:10          Page    5
  Job name . . . . . . . . . . :   RBSTMDAILY      User  . . . . . . :   QPGMR        Number . . . . . . . . . . . :   937226
  Job description  . . . . . . :   RBT2JOBD        Library . . . . . :   AAAOPER
MSGID      TYPE                    SEV  DATE      TIME             FROM PGM     LIBRARY     INST     TO PGM      LIBRARY     INST
                                       socket connection.  The job was handling DDM protocol database requests for
                                       the server using IP address 10.0.112.12, remote port 446, and user ID
                                       DDMUSER. (If the IP address is 0.0.0.0, it indicates that the connection
                                       used a local socket.) The connection had a scope of *ACTGRP level in
                                       activation group *N with an activation group number of 2.
CPI9153    Information             00   07/14/08  21:36:10.852376  QCNSDLL      QSYS        *STMT    QWCCRCRC    QSYS        0112
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNSTERM
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   RCLCNVS
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   3634
                                     Message . . . . :   1 DDM conversations ended, 0 remain active.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   DDM conversation or conversations with no users were ended
                                       as a result of using the reclaim DDM conversation (RCLDDMCNV  command) or
                                       the reclaim resource (RCLRSC command). Recovery  . . . :   To reclaim
                                       conversations that were not ended, you may need to commit pending changes
                                       and end commitment control, or do a DISCONNECT ALL from interactive SQL, or
                                       a RELEASE ALL followed by COMMIT from interactive SQL.
CPF9898    Escape                  40   07/14/08  21:36:10.886720  RBT164       ROBOTLIB    *STMT    QCMD        QSYS        01C7
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   RBT164
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   RBT164
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   87300
                                     Message . . . . :   ***Job STMDAILY ended abnormally. 07/14/08 21:36:10.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   This message is used by application programs as a general
                                       escape message.
Here is the partial joblog from the Target System
*NONE      Command                      07/10/08  21:37:30.515336  QCADRV       QSYS        03AE     LAWAPPLY    LAWAAA      *STMT
                                     From user . . . . . . . . . :   DDMUSER
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   LAWAPPLY
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   LAWAPPLY
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   9800
                                     Message . . . . :     9800 - DLTOVR FILE(*PRTF)
CPF9841    Escape                  40   07/10/08  21:37:30.515416  QDMDELOV     QSYS        01F6     LAWAPPLY    LAWAAA      *STMT
                                     From user . . . . . . . . . :   DDMUSER
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   LAWAPPLY
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   LAWAPPLY
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   9800
                                     Message . . . . :   Override not found at specified level.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   Overrides not found are: *PRTF     Recovery  . . . :   If
                                       the program device names or the file names are not correct, change the
                                       program device name or the file name and try the request again. If the
                                       program device name or the file name is correct, do not use the Delete
                                       Override Device Entry (DLTOVRDEVE) or the Delete Override (DLTOVR) command.
*NONE      Command                      07/10/08  21:37:30.530288  QCLRTNE      QSYS        0058     LAWAPPLY    LAWAAA      *STMT
                                     From user . . . . . . . . . :   DDMUSER
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   LAWAPPLY
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   LAWAPPLY
 5722SS1 V5R4M0 060210                        Display Job Log                        AAALAWP  07/10/08 21:37:37          Page  938
  Job name . . . . . . . . . . :   QRWTSRVR        User  . . . . . . :   QUSER        Number . . . . . . . . . . . :   058154
  Job description  . . . . . . :   QDFTSVR         Library . . . . . :   QGPL
MSGID      TYPE                    SEV  DATE      TIME             FROM PGM     LIBRARY     INST     TO PGM      LIBRARY     INST
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   10600
                                     Message . . . . :          - RETURN        /* RETURN due to end of CL program
                                       */
CPF9169    Diagnostic              40   07/10/08  21:37:30.552928  QCNTEDDM     QSYS        *STMT    QRWTSRVR    QSYS        *STMT
                                     From user . . . . . . . . . :   DDMUSER
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNTEDDM
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   SNDMSG
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   7919
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   QRWTSRVR
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   main
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   250
                                     Message . . . . :   Unexpected internal DDM error.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   An unexpected error occurred during distributed data
                                       management (DDM) processing.  The request being processed at the time may
                                       not have completed. Recovery  . . . :   Start problem analysis (ANZPRB
                                       command).
CPI9161    Information             00   07/10/08  21:37:36.989816  QCNSDLL      QSYS        *STMT    QCNTDLL     QSYS        *STMT
                                     From user . . . . . . . . . :   DDMUSER
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNSTERM
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   CLSCOMFILE
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   3945
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   QCNTEXIT
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   QCNTExit
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   2869
                                     Message . . . . :   Database TCP/IP or local socket connection ended.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   Use of server job 651225/QUSER/QRWTSRVR has ended on
                                       system AAAPROD for a remote database connection using TCP/IP or a local
                                       socket connection.  The job was handling DDM protocol database requests for
                                       the server using IP address 10.0.112.9, remote port 446, and user ID
                                       DDMUSER. (If the IP address is 0.0.0.0, it indicates that the connection
                                       used a local socket.) The connection had a scope of *ACTGRP level in
                                       activation group *N with an activation group number of 37.
CPI9161    Information             00   07/10/08  21:37:36.990112  QCNSDLL      QSYS        *STMT    QCNTDLL     QSYS        *STMT
                                     From user . . . . . . . . . :   DDMUSER
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNSTERM
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   CLSCOMFILE
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   3945
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   QCNTEXIT
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   QCNTExit
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   2869
                                     Message . . . . :   Database TCP/IP or local socket connection ended.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   Use of server job 700663/QUSER/QRWTSRVR has ended on
                                       system AAAPROD for a remote database connection using TCP/IP or a local
                                       socket connection.  The job was handling DDM protocol database requests for
                                       the server using IP address 10.0.112.9, remote port 446, and user ID
                                       DDMUSER. (If the IP address is 0.0.0.0, it indicates that the connection
                                       used a local socket.) The connection had a scope of *ACTGRP level in
                                       activation group *N with an activation group number of 2.
CPI9153    Information             00   07/10/08  21:37:36.990304  QCNSDLL      QSYS        *STMT    QCNTDLL     QSYS        *STMT
                                     From user . . . . . . . . . :   DDMUSER
                                     From module . . . . . . . . :   QCNSTERM
                                     From procedure  . . . . . . :   RCLCNVS
 5722SS1 V5R4M0 060210                        Display Job Log                        AAALAWP  07/10/08 21:37:37          Page  939
  Job name . . . . . . . . . . :   QRWTSRVR        User  . . . . . . :   QUSER        Number . . . . . . . . . . . :   058154
  Job description  . . . . . . :   QDFTSVR         Library . . . . . :   QGPL
MSGID      TYPE                    SEV  DATE      TIME             FROM PGM     LIBRARY     INST     TO PGM      LIBRARY     INST
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   3634
                                     To module . . . . . . . . . :   QCNTEXIT
                                     To procedure  . . . . . . . :   QCNTExit
                                     Statement . . . . . . . . . :   2869
                                     Message . . . . :   2 DDM conversations ended, 0 remain active.
                                     Cause . . . . . :   DDM conversation or conversations with no users were ended
                                       as a result of using the reclaim DDM conversation (RCLDDMCNV  command) or
                                       the reclaim resource (RCLRSC command). Recovery  . . . :   To reclaim
                                       conversations that were not ended, you may need to commit pending changes
                                       and end commitment control, or do a DISCONNECT ALL from interactive SQL, or
                                       a RELEASE ALL followed by COMMIT from interactive SQL.
Thanks Guys
Bruce "Hoss" Collins
Project Leader/System i Administration
AAA Cooper Transportation
(334) 671-3106
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