Problem Note 70197: Initialization of SAS® 9.4M5 (TS1M5) and later for z/OS fails with a system abend 0C4-10 when the machine is configured for more than 16 processors
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During initialization of SAS 9.4M5, SAS scans the Physical Configuration Communication Area (PCCA). Due to a change introduced in SAS Note 60730, initialization of SAS 9.4M5 and later for z/OS abends with the following system abend 0C4-10 and user abend 998 when the machine is configured for more than 16 processors:
SYSTEM COMPLETION CODE=0C4 REASON CODE=00000010
TIME=15.49.28 SEQ=38233 CPU=0000 ASID=0040
PSW AT TIME OF ERROR 078D3000 B6638E08 ILC 4 INTC 10
ACTIVE MODULE ADDRESS=00000000_36611000 OFFSET=00027E08
NAME=SASHOST
DATA AT PSW 36638E02 - FFE758A0 60AC58B0 A0305820
AR/GR 0: 0000005B/00080000 1: 00000000/000130A0
2: 00000000/00000000 3: 00000000/8000A000
4: 00000000/3663EB80 5: 00000000/36638C8C
6: 00000000/0000B108 7: 00000000/000128C8
8: 00000000/3666B278 9: 00000000/00080000
A: 00000000/F0F1F3F5 B: 00000000/8000A000
C: 00000000/8000A000 D: 00000000/000130C0
E: 00000000/36615450 F: 00000000/36638C8C
TIME=15.49.28 SEQ=38233 CPU=0000 ASID=0040
PSW AT TIME OF ERROR 078D3000 B6638E08 ILC 4 INTC 10
ACTIVE MODULE ADDRESS=00000000_36611000 OFFSET=00027E08
NAME=SASHOST
DATA AT PSW 36638E02 - FFE758A0 60AC58B0 A0305820
AR/GR 0: 0000005B/00080000 1: 00000000/000130A0
2: 00000000/00000000 3: 00000000/8000A000
4: 00000000/3663EB80 5: 00000000/36638C8C
6: 00000000/0000B108 7: 00000000/000128C8
8: 00000000/3666B278 9: 00000000/00080000
A: 00000000/F0F1F3F5 B: 00000000/8000A000
C: 00000000/8000A000 D: 00000000/000130C0
E: 00000000/36615450 F: 00000000/36638C8C
A temporary workaround is to configure the machine for fewer than 16 processors.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M8 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/L8X.html#70197| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2023-07-21 16:10:08 |
| Date Created: | 2023-06-20 11:18:41 |