I do not think that the reason code would tell you anything that would be useful to you, any more than any of the other reason codes for that wait state code. A standalone dump would be needed for diagnosis.
The 018 reason code means the WLM ARM Manager Task (IWMAMTSK) SubTask IWMAMTSK failed. Jim Mulder z/OS Diagnosis, Design, Development, Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie NY "IBM Mainframe Discussion List" <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> wrote on 04/29/2021 03:40:48 PM: > From: "Carmen Vitullo" <cvitu...@hughes.net> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Date: 04/29/2021 05:09 PM > Subject: rebuild one pack 2.3 RESCUE > Sent by: "IBM Mainframe Discussion List" <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > I had to rebuild my 2.1 RESCUE system so I can IPL on the new Z15 we > are installing. I rebuild this pack from a 2.3 system, IIRC I had > recursive abends on my first 2.3 IPL years ago with IEFU86, I > updated my parms added IEFU86 to the EXIT statement in SMFPRM00, I > tried different options, I for the life of me cannot remember how I > got past this, the big issue is after the system is up for some time > it crashes and I get a WLM catastrophic error wait sate 08C reason > 018, but this reason code is not documented, IBM can you tell me > what the reason code means? > > Carmen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN