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Q250395: Stopping TN3270 LU from SNA Manager Fails to Clean Out Session

Article: Q250395
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): 4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): _IK sna4 kbsna400sp1 kbsna400sp2 kbsna400sp3 kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix
Last Modified: 08-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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A TN3270 client cannot connect to a TN3270 LU after the TN3270 LU is stopped
through SNA Server Manager. The TN3270 LU shows an "Available" status after it
is stopped from within SNA Server Manager, but TN3270 clients cannot use the
session for a connection to the mainframe.

The session remains unavailable until after the TN3270 Idle Timeout expires or
until the TN3270 service is stopped and restarted. The TN3270 Idle Timeout
defaults to two hours.

CAUSE
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The TN3270 server was not designed to clean up an active TN3270 session when the
session was stopped through SNA Server Manager.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server versions
4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3.

This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following steps describe how to stop a TN3270 LU from within SNA Server
Manager:

1. Highlight the TN3270 service in SNA Server Manager.

2. Highlight the active TN3270 LU in the right pane of SNA Server Manager.

3. Right-click the TN3270 LU, and then click Stop on the context menu.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : _IK sna4 kbsna400sp1 kbsna400sp2 kbsna400sp3 kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ400 kbSNAServ400SP1 kbSNAServ400SP2 kbSNAServ400SP3
Version           : :4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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