Curt, This sounds like an old problem where duplicate messages for the same channel exists in SYNCQ. IBM provided a batch utility to run, which would list duplicate entries for the same channel and, optionally, delete them. I don't know if this problem still pertains to MQ V5.3 on z/OS. Curt Dolny <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MUTUAL.COM> cc: Sent by: MQSeries List Subject: Sequence numbers out of sync. <[EMAIL PROTECTED] T> 01/12/2004 02:04 PM Please respond to MQSeries List Hi All, The environment is z/OS 1.4 with MQSeries 5.3, HP-UX 11.0 with MQSeries 5.2 and AIX 5.1 with MQSeries 5.3. Maintenance is current on the queue managers, as far as I know. I frequently see that the channels between the z/OS queue manager and some of our HP-UX queue managers, and the channels between the z/OS queue manager and some of our AIX queue managers, will end because the message sequence numbers are out of sync. On the z/OS side, I see the following messages in the CHIN started task: +CSQX526E MQT1 CSQXRCTL Message sequence error for channel MQT1.TO.POOFB, sent=1 expected=95 +CSQX506E MQT1 CSQXRCTL Message receipt confirmation not received for channel MQT1.TO.POOFB +CSQX599E MQT1 CSQXRCTL Channel MQT1.TO.POOFB ended abnormally On the HP-UX side, I see the following message in the current .LOG file in /var/mqm/qmgrs/POOFB/errors: AMQ9526: Message sequence number error for channel 'MQT1.TO.POOFB'. EXPLANATION: The local and remote queue managers do not agree on the next message sequence number. A message with sequence number 1 has been sent when sequence number 95 was expected. ACTION: Determine the cause of the inconsistency. It could be that the synchronization information has become damaged, or has been backed out to a previous version. If the situation cannot be resolved, the sequence number can be manually reset at the sending end of the channel using the RESET CHANNEL command. I am not sure how to track down *why* this is happening. Under the Action part of the HP-UX message, it talks about synchronization information. Where/how do I investigate this? Issuing the Reset Channel command always resolves the problem when it happens. Any experiences that anyone can share or pointers to the appropriate documentation will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Curt Dolny Northwestern Mutual Milwaukee, WI
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