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Status Submitted
Workspace WebSphere Liberty
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 10, 2026

Liberty Profile on z/OS provides the way to surface resource adapter health

Currently, Liberty Profile on z/OS provides MODIFY command for Display information, including status, for each pause capable component on the server as below:
MODIFY [jobname.].identifier,status,details

If the command is issued for MDB message endpoint, the command output shows the endpoint status "active/paused" which is a container-managed administrative state that allows server administrators to pause/resume MDB endpoints. When an endpoint is paused, the container directs the resource adapter to stop delivering messages to that endpoint. The "Active" endpoint status indicates the endpoint is administratively active (not paused) and available for delivery.

Problem is the status "active/paused" doesn't indicate the resource adapter's connection health state. Therefore, if the endpoint is administratively active, then the command output shows "active" even if the connection is not established and MDB is not able to be kicked.

This is confusing from customer's point of view. Liberty Profile on z/OS should provide the way to surface resource adapter health (for example, combined indicator to surface resource adapter health in the endpoint status that MDB is able to be kicked or not).
By doing so, customer can recognize resource adapter health, and Liberty's RAS quality is up, then customer's satisfaction is getting improved. 

Idea priority High