RE: Recent patches regarding users use Halcyon to monitor BRMS

Thank you Darren for supplying the details.

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Darren Strong
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Subject: RE: Recent patches regarding users use Halcyon to monitor BRMS

You should contact Halcyon support about any concerns you may have. I'm detailing our experience, but, you might have a different experience from what I'm listing here:

During a downtime, where we applied PTF's, file QBRM/QA1ALG changed in record size. This caused a MSGW status in program HMMPROD/HMM1000R for us. Your file might be in a different library. For us, it was best to put the BRMS message queue monitor in Halcyon on HOLD just before the PTFs. After the system was back up and running, we applied a new version of HMM1000R, supplied by Halcyon support. The patch we needed was dependent on the record size of the QA1ALG file. The patch is not retroactively compatible with the older versions of the file, which means if you apply the patch before the PTF's, you'll also experience a failure.





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Subject: RE: Recent patches regarding users use Halcyon to monitor BRMS

Rob,

Do you have the specifics?
I use both products.

Paul

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Subject: Recent patches regarding users use Halcyon to monitor BRMS

Halcyon has put out a patch to address a problem users may experience after putting on recent IBM fixes. It involves doing a DSPFFD against a particular BRMS file and seeing if you should put the patch on. What we have found out, while phasing in the systems being upgraded, is that you cannot put the patch on Halcyon until after the BRMS patch is on. And you'd better put it on Halcyon after you put the BRMS patch on.
Thanks to Darren for finding this.


Rob Berendt
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