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Keith Gooding posted Tue March 24, 2026 08:32 AM

On z/OSMF Software Instances page the activity columns a DB2 software instance shows 'Being updated'. That status is also shown on the 'Software Update' initial page. However if I select 'view updates in progress' tab from that page I get message 'There are no Software Updates currently in progress' and  messages :

IZUD8999E
The request could not be completed because an error occurred in the software update module. Error: Failed to get software updates
IZUD8998E
Additional details: An unexpected SQL exception occurred while searching for software updates. SQL state: XCL30 Message: An IOException was thrown when reading a 'java.lang.String' from an InputStream.

This is for z/OS 3.2. I cannot see an APARs relating to those messages for z/OS 3.2 but there are some for z/OS3.1.  The software update was started several months ago with z/OS 3.1. Is there anything that I can do to 'clean-up' to remove any bad data and start the update again.

(I can apply the Db2 PTFs with batch SMP/E of course but I wanted to demonstrate to a colleague some benefits of using z/OSMF for software updates). 

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Kurt Quackenbush posted Tue March 24, 2026 08:40 AM  Best Answer

Keith, the fix for APAR PH68828 sounds like a good match for your symptoms.  This APAR was fixed for both z/OS 3.2 and 3.1 with PTFs UO05704 and UO05705.  The PTFs closed in November 2025.  Install the PTF, restart the server, and try again.  Let me know if that doesn't help.

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Keith Gooding posted Tue March 24, 2026 10:08 AM

Thank you Kurt -PTF UO05704 fixed the problem. I cannot see why I did not find that APAR myself.

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