Microsoft KB Archive/885429

= FIX: SNA Manager does not display the correct remote APPC LU session status if you update the SNA Manager MMC snap-in after APPC sessions are re-established in Host Integration Server =

Article ID: 885429

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 and Host Integration Server 2004, SNA Manager does not display the correct Advanced Program-to-Program Communications (APPC) session status when you view a remote APPC logical unit (LU). This problem occurs if the SNA Manager MMC snap-in is updated after APPC sessions are reestablished.

When the problem occurs, it seems that no active sessions exist over the remote APPC LU that is being viewed in SNA Manager. If you change the focus in SNA Manager to view the local APPC LU that is partnered with the remote APPC LU, SNA Manager shows that active sessions exist over the remote APPC LU.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Host Integration Server management components do not correctly update the remote APPC LU status after the SNA Manager MMC snap-in is update and the update occurs after APPC sessions are reestablished.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 How to obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000

Hotfix information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name -  21-Oct-2004  23:16  5.0.0.1006  114,960  Mngbase.dll 21-Oct-2004 23:16  5.0.0.1006  114,960  Mngsna.dll 21-Oct-2004 23:16  5.0.0.1006  102,672  Mngagent.exe 21-Oct-2004 23:16  5.0.0.1006  102,672  Mngcli.exe Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains these files may also contain additional files.

Host Integration Server 2004
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version     Size    File name 22-Oct-2004 22:00  6.0.1908.0  82,432  Mngagent.exe 22-Oct-2004 22:00  6.0.1908.0  88,064  Mngbase.dll 22-Oct-2004 22:00  6.0.1908.0  81,920  Mngcli.exe 22-Oct-2004 22:00  6.0.1908.0  95,744  Mngsna.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains these files may also contain additional files.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, stop and then restart the SNA MngAgent service. When you do this, SNA Manager will display the correct status for APPC sessions when you view a remote APPC LU.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 2.



Steps to reproduce the problem

 * 1) Open the SNA Manager MMC snap-in.
 * 2) Expand the Host Integration Server subdomain tree, and choose a configured remote APPC LU.
 * 3) Start an APPC application that will establish an APPC session by using the remote APPC LU that you chose in step 2. Do this so the correct status appears for an active APPC session.
 * 4) Stop the SNA Server service that the chosen remote APPC LU is using to communicate with the IBM host system.
 * 5) After the SNA Server service has successfully stopped, restart the SNA Server service.
 * 6) Start the APPC application again to establish an APPC session by using the same remote APPC LU.
 * 7) Press F5 to update the SNA Manager MMC snap-in.

The active APPC sessions that previously appeared when you viewed the remote APPC LU no longer appear even though they are still active.

If you change the focus in SNA Manager to the local APPC LU that the APPC sessions are also using, the correct status of the APPC sessions will appear.

Additional query words: HIS HIS2000 HIS2004

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB885429

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