Ftam : ftam_init hangs after IP communications cut

[Herve BRANGIER]

Hi

We use FTAM to transfert files between systems
(on IP). We use
* On HPUX 10.20 : FTAMS800 E.04.00 + PHNE_16637
* On HPUX 11.00 : J2163 E.06.00 + PHNE_19502

Or problem is : when we transfert a file and cut
IP communication (unplug network link for example)
ftam_init never stop (we test more than 23 hours).
When we plug network link ftam_init doesn't stop.
Our applications wait for a reply and all are
hangs...

Do you know this problem ? Do you know a patch
or a configuration parameter to correct it ?

Thanks by advance

Herv?

[Rita C Workman]

Well on your 10.20 system you behind in the patch. That patch was superceded by PHNE_17861 or PHNE_17525. Several SR show that the defects fixed on that patch PHNE_16637was that the Abort:
4. SR 1653261453:
FTAM Protocol Abort was not being sent when the
F-INITIALIZE response contained invalid mandatory
parameters.
5. SR 1653261461:
FTAM Protocol Abort was not being sent when the
F-INITIALIZE response contained invalid mandatory
parameters.
6. SR 1653261487:
FTAM Protocol Abort was not being sent when the
F-INITIALIZE response contained invalid mandatory
parameters.
7. SR 1653261479:
FTAM Protocol Abort was not being sent when the
F-INITIALIZE response contained invalid mandatory
parameters.
8. SR 5003439562:
Invalid prototypes for FTAM API functions in mapftam.h
was causing compilation errors with ANSIC compilers.
You may want to check and see if you have the same situation for your 11.0 box. It may be a simple matter of putting in the best or latest patch.

Hope this helps,
Rita