What you need to know

Message format

The messages in this chapter are listed in ascending order by message number. The numeric message identifier is followed by a message level.

Message text

The message text that follows the message number is in uppercase and lowercase text. After each message is an explanation and, if applicable, a suggested action to take.

Message parameters

Messages can have up to 10 parameters. The parameters are specified using a % sign, a digit from 0-9, and a datatype character. Since the parameters are numbered, they can be put anywhere in the message text, allowing the message to be localized (translated into different languages. Datatype characteres are not case sensitive.

Valid datatype characters are:

c     a single character

h     a short integer

d     a long integer

i      a long integer

s     a string

x     a hex value

p     a pointer value

Variables within messages

Message variables appear in lowercase italic text. Actual values replace the variables when the message appears.

For example, in the following message, “A bad switch value of switch_value,” the variable is represented by switch_value.

Message levels

To help you determine the severity of a problem, a one-letter code at the end of the message identifier, such as the “W” at the end of the identifier “0000W” indicates the severity.

The following are the meanings of each message code:

• I: Information message

• W: Warning message

• E: Error message

Error and information errors

This section contains most of the error and information messages written to the Replication Agent error logs (LTMLOG.

Configuration parameters

Several of the error messages in this appendix refer to values for LTM for MVS configuration parameters.