APYSIDKRN warns of UNICODE package loss when updating an ACSII kernel.

[Former Member]

Has anyone seen this?  I think it is a bogus message and that I can ignore it, but I'm not that brave.

The system is ACSII on kernel 701:

> cd /usr/sap/DEV/DVEBMGS10/work                       

   #                                                    

> grep ASCII dev_w0                                    

   M make:      single threaded, ASCII, 64 bit, optimized

   C     Character encoding          = ASCII            

   M make:      single threaded, ASCII, 64 bit, optimized

   C     Character encoding          = ASCII            

> grep 701 dev_w0                                

   trc file: "dev_w0", trc level: 1, release: "701"

   M relno      7010                              

Trying to move to the 721 kernel with this APYSIDKRN command:

APYSIDKRN SID(DEV) ARCHIVES('/symmetry/currency/kernel721EXTnuc.400/*') MODE(*FULLY) CHGENV(*NO) UPDAPAR(*NO) INFOAPAR('/usr/sap/trans/config/infoapar.710')

Here is what is in the directory:

> cd /symmetry/currency/kernel721EXTnuc.400                                         

  #                                                                                 

> ls -l                                                                             

  total 1525776                                                                     

  -rwxrwxrwx    1 devadm   r3group    64098635 Jan 27 12:41 ILE_410-10011288.SAR    

  -rwxrwxrwx    1 devadm   r3group    21870385 Jan 27 12:41 SAPEXEDB_400-10011284.SAR

  -rwxrwxrwx    1 devadm   r3group   531274439 Jan 27 12:42 SAPEXE_400-10011288.SAR 

  drwxrwsrwx    2 devadm   r3group        8192 Jan 29 15:10 fixes                   

  -rwxrwxrwx    1 devadm   r3group    97842210 Jan 27 12:40 igsexe_8-20007795.sar   

  -rwxrwxrwx    1 devadm   r3group    62964419 Jan 27 12:40 igshelper_4-10010245.sar

Verifying the that it is ACSII (this is from the APYSIDKRN job log):

APYSIDKRN: /symmetry/currency/kernel721EXTnuc.400/ILE_410-10011288.SAR 

  Archive properties: Time stamp = 1418410800, SAP release = 721, Type =

  ASCII, Platform = OS400, SAP signature: without checking digital     

That is from the APYSIDKRN log.

The result is this:

From  . . . :   DEVADM         01/29/15   15:35:22                      

This message is sent by APYSIDKRN from job 501371/DEVADM/QPADEV000S.    

  WARNING ===> If you continue running this command in MODE(*FULLY) with

  the input in parameter ARCHIVES, the following packages will be lost: 

  - SAPEXE.SAR         (OS400,  UNICODE)                                

  - SAPEXEDB.SAR       (OS400,  UNICODE)                                

  - rfcexec            (now UNICODE, see SAP note 1581595)              

  ===> Reply 'Y' to continue (and lose) or 'N' to check your input again:

So why does APYSIDKRN think that it is replacing a UNICODE kernel?

[volker_gldenpfennig · Accepted solution]

Hi Chris,

yes, you are correct. That happens pretty often ....

so, be brave :-))

volker