IT45844: REVERSE PROXY DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY UPGRADE

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Upgrading IBM Spectrum Protect Plus fails to automatically
  upgrade the reverse proxy. This issue happens silently since the
  upgraded reverse proxy RPM is a lower version than the currently
  installed RPM, implicitly skipping the reverse proxy upgrade.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * IBM Spectrum Protect Plus level 10.1.11 till 10.1.16.1       *
  *                                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply the fixing level when available. This problem is fixed *
  * in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus levels 10.1.16.2 and 10.1.17.   *
  * This is subject to change at the discretion of IBM.          *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• In IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.11 or later, the reverse proxy
  RPM was versioned independently of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
  release version (i.e., used 1.0 instead of 10.1.11, 10.1.12,
  etc.). The build number of the reverse proxy RPM for each
  release was reset, which may have caused the RPM version to be
  less than the version currently installed on a customer's
  appliance. For example, if three builds were made for one
  release, the RPM version would be 1.0-3, but if one one build
  was made for the next release, the version would be 1.0-1, which
  is less than the previous version. This resulted in the reverse
  proxy RPM not being upgraded. This bug has been resolved in IBM
  Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.16.2 and 10.1.17, where the reverse
  proxy RPM is now versioned based on the IBM Spectrum Protect
  Plus release version (i.e., 10.1.16 or 10.1.17). This ensures
  that the reverse proxy RPM will always be installed when
  upgrading from one release to the next.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SP PLUS

• Fixed component ID

  5737SPLUS

Applicable component levels