The device is an *DEVD APPC - PENCOR07    *DEVD     QSYS        APPC        AUTOMATICALLY CREATED BY SY
Pencor06 deleted from Pencor07 LPAR
Pencor07 deleted from Pencor06 LPAR. 
Both devices deleted exactly at 08:18:59
From IBM support
This is normal to delete these APPC devices.
HPR/ APPN  automatic  creation,  deletion,  and  vary  on  and  offprocessing  of  APPN  controllers  and  devices  that  was  done  by  the  QLUS  system job  is  now  performed  in  the  communications  arbiter  jobs (QCMNARB01).
As this controller is QAPEND0001 controller for EE. Then this will automatically create devices.
In the QAPEND0001 is a parameter of AUTODLTDEV. After a specified number of idle minutes as elapsed. The system will automatically vary off and delete the device. When needed again, the system will autocreate the device when request has been sent.
Controller description . . . . . . :   QAPEND0001
Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *APPN     
Category of controller . . . . . . :   *APPC    
Autodelete device  . . . . . . . . :   10000    
Paul 
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Was this a workstation device description?  Sometimes if you telnet as a different model of that device it will vary off the old one, delete it and recreate it as the new device.
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Why would job QCMNARB01 delete another LPAR's device description This occurred on multiple LPARS
V7R4 and V7R3
All sessions ended for device PENCOR06.
Vary off completed for device PENCOR06.
Description for device PENCOR06 deleted.
Message ID . . . . . . : CPC2602 Severity . . . . . . . : 00 Message type . . . . . : Completion Date sent . . . . . . : 04/14/21 Time sent . . . . . . : 08:18:59
Message . . . . : Description for device PENCOR06 deleted.
Message ID . . . . . . : CPC2602 Severity . . . . . . . : 00 Date sent . . . . . . : 04/14/21 Time sent . . . . . . : 08:18:59 Message type . . . . . : Completion From . . . . . . . . . : QSYS CCSID . . . . . . . . : 65535
From job . . . . . . . . . . . : QCMNARB01 User . . . . . . . . . . . . : QSYS Number . . . . . . . . . . . : 113567
From program . . . . . . . . . : QDCDLDD
Time sent . . . . . . . . . . : 08:18:59.129278 Time zone abbreviated name . : EDT[Less]
Thank You
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