APAR status
Closed as fixed if next.
Error description
*************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * Systems running rsct.core.rmc 3.1.5.0 through 3.1.5.8, * as well as rsct.core.rmc 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.0.4. * This includes AIX 6.1 TL9 and AIX 7.1 TL3, and VIOS 2.2.3. * Other AIX levels can be affected if RSCT has been updated * independently of AIX. *************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * Starting in rsct.core.rmc 3.1.5.0, a slow memory leak in * IBM.ConfigRM under CAA can lead to a cluster service * shutdown, which causes to a node failure in both PowerHA v7 * (halt) and VIOS SSP (system panic). * The leak occurs as long as CAA is active, regardless of * what PowerHA or SSP is doing, and only on the node * operating as the ConfigRM Group leader. The GL node * can be identified in "lssrc -ls IBM.ConfigRM". * A reboot is guaranteed to reset the situation. Time to * failure after a new boot is estimated to be between 4 and 8 * months, although no existing records of failures in the * field still retained the time of the last reboot, so a * precise deadline is not known. *************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * The fix for RSCT 3.1.5 is available via RSCT APAR IV66606. * An interim fix for RSCT 3.1.5 is available from either: * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv66606/ * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv66606/ * * The fix for RSCT 3.2.0 is available via RSCT APAR IV69760. * The fix for RSCT 3.2.0 will also ship with: * AIX 6.1 TL9 SP5, AIX 7.1 TL3 SP5, and VIOS 2.2.3.5. * An interim fix for RSCT 3.2.0 is available from either: * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv69760/ * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv69760/ *************************************************************** * NOTICE: * Several older interim fix packages have been made available * through various IBM support paths prior to the release of * the official interim fixes above. * * Customers holding any of those older packages which have * not yet been installed should discard the unused package * for the one available in the links above. * * Customers who already have any other IV66606 package * installed should check the state of IBM.ConfigRM in lssrc; * if the subsystem is active, then no further action is * needed. If the subsystem is not running, contact IBM * support for assistance in replacing it, since the absence * of IBM.ConfigRM may cause emgr removal checks to fail. * In particular, customers with the "IV66606.1" package * installed on RSCT 3.1.5.0 or 3.1.5.1 are known to be * exposed to this problem. ***************************************************************
Local fix
Problem summary
*************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * Systems running rsct.core.rmc 3.1.5.0 through 3.1.5.8, * as well as rsct.core.rmc 3.2.0.0 through 3.2.0.4. * This includes AIX 6.1 TL9 and AIX 7.1 TL3, and VIOS 2.2.3. * Other AIX levels can be affected if RSCT has been updated * independently of AIX. *************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * Starting in rsct.core.rmc 3.1.5.0, a slow memory leak in * IBM.ConfigRM under CAA can lead to a cluster service * shutdown, which causes to a node failure in both PowerHA v7 * (halt) and VIOS SSP (system panic). * The leak occurs as long as CAA is active, regardless of * what PowerHA or SSP is doing, and only on the node * operating as the ConfigRM Group leader. The GL node * can be identified in "lssrc -ls IBM.ConfigRM". * A reboot is guaranteed to reset the situation. Time to * failure after a new boot is estimated to be between 4 and 8 * months, although no existing records of failures in the * field still retained the time of the last reboot, so a * precise deadline is not known. *************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * The fix for RSCT 3.1.5 is available via RSCT APAR IV66606. * An interim fix for RSCT 3.1.5 is available from either: * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv66606/ * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv66606/ * * The fix for RSCT 3.2.0 is available via RSCT APAR IV69760. * The fix for RSCT 3.2.0 will also ship with: * AIX 6.1 TL9 SP5, AIX 7.1 TL3 SP5, and VIOS 2.2.3.5. * An interim fix for RSCT 3.2.0 is available from either: * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv69760/ * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv69760/ *************************************************************** * NOTICE: * Several older interim fix packages have been made available * through various IBM support paths prior to the release of * the official interim fixes above. * * Customers holding any of those older packages which have * not yet been installed should discard the unused package * for the one available in the links above. * * Customers who already have any other IV66606 package * installed should check the state of IBM.ConfigRM in lssrc; * if the subsystem is active, then no further action is * needed. If the subsystem is not running, contact IBM * support for assistance in replacing it, since the absence * of IBM.ConfigRM may cause emgr removal checks to fail. * In particular, customers with the "IV66606.1" package * installed on RSCT 3.1.5.0 or 3.1.5.1 are known to be * exposed to this problem. ***************************************************************
Problem conclusion
Temporary fix
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Comments
This APAR is being closed FIN. This means that a solution to this APAR is expected to be delivered from IBM in a release (if any) to be available within the next 24 months.
APAR Information
APAR number
IV71217
Reported component name
AIX 610 STD EDI
Reported component ID
5765G6200
Reported release
610
Status
CLOSED FIN
PE
NoPE
HIPER
YesHIPER
Submitted date
2015-03-19
Closed date
2015-03-19
Last modified date
2015-05-12
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Applicable component levels
R610 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 December 2021