QFRCOBJCVN system value can cause V14 SP1 LANSA for i upgrade failure

Date:	13 January 2017
Product/Release:	LANSA for i - V14 SP1
Abstract:	Upgrade to V14 SP1 can fail due to FRCOBJCVN value
Submitted By:	LANSA Technical Support

Description:

When upgrading to V14 SP1, a few customers have experienced an upgrade failure with the following messages in the joblog

CPF37A7 Escape 30 11/01/17 13:46:09.639393 QSRROCPR QSYS 064B DC@LOADERU LANSAINS01 *STMT

To module . . . . . . . . . : DC@LOADERU

To procedure . . . . . . . : DC@LOADERU

Statement . . . . . . . . . : 227500

Message . . . . : FRCOBJCVN value not allowed.

Cause . . . . . : The value you specified for FRCOBJCVN is not allowed with

the current value of the QFRCCVNRST system value. Recovery . . . : The

following combinations of FRCOBJCVN and QFRCCVNRST are allowed: -- If

FRCOBJCVN(*NO) is specified, then the QFRCCVNRST system value must have a

value of either 0 or 1. -- If FRCOBJCVN(*YES *RQD) is specified, then the

QFRCCVNRST system value must have a value of either 0, 1, or 2. -- If

FRCOBJCVN(*YES *ALL) is specified, then the QFRCCVNRST system value can have

any valid value and FRCOBJCVN(*YES *ALL) will override the system value.

CPF37A7 Information 30 11/01/17 13:46:09.640889 DC@LOADERU LANSAINS01 *STMT DC@LOAD25 LANSAINS01 *STMT

From module . . . . . . . . : DC@LOADERU

From procedure . . . . . . : DC@LOADERU

Statement . . . . . . . . . : 231600 

Statement . . . . . . . . . : 5700

Message . . . . : INS0160 = Upgrade point of no return was passed. Do not

use the system. Do not attempt to upgrade again..

Cause . . . . . : This message is used by application programs as a general

escape message.

A change was included in V14 and V14 SP1 to have FRCOBJCVN(*YES) on all RSTOBJ (& RSTLIB) commands when importing on IBM i. However, a conflict can arise between the FRCOBJCVN(*YES) and the QFRCCVNRST system value, when it is set greater than 2.

Solution:

The solution is to:

• End the upgrade
• Restore your LANSA system from backup
• Set the QFRCCVNRST system value to an allowed value ie. 0
• Rerun the upgrade.

Notes:

• You must restore from backup as per the message in the upgrade joblog INS0160 = Upgrade point of no return was passed. Do not use the system. Do not attempt to upgrade again.
• This issue can affect both LANSA installs and LANSA upgrades.
• The next version of the LANSA installation software will be enhanced to prevent this conflict affecting the install/upgrade.