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MustGather: RBM LDAP login failure on Datapower Gateway Appliance

Question & Answer


Question

What diagnostic data should be collected to help IBM Support troubleshoot RBM (Role-Based Management) LDAP login problems on the DataPower Gateway Appliance?

If you are having problems with LDAP via AAA policy or custom xslt, follow link below for data collection -

Answer

The following information describes the steps to collect diagnostic data needed by IBM support to investigate the problem.

A. Describe the problem: 

Provide detailed problem description - including error messages or the unexpected results.

  • Is this an existing environment or a new setup?
  • Are there any recent changes that might have caused the problem to occur?

B. Recreate the problem to collect error-report set at RBM debug level and packet capture:

1) Enable RBM Debug Logging from default domain

Control Panel -> Troubleshooting -> Logging
Log Level = Debug
Enable Internal Logging = ON
Enable RBM Debug logging = ON
Click 'Set Log Level'


2) Start packet capture from default domain

Control Panel -> Troubleshooting -> 'Start Packet Capture' section
Interface Type= All Interfaces
Mode= Continuous
Maximum size= 20000
Maximum Packet Size= 9000
Filter Expression= host x.x.x.x (where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the LDAP server)
Log SSL Key = ON (if using SSL/TLS to the LDAP server)
click 'Start Packet Capture'

3) Recreate the Problem


C. Download the data and submit to IBM Support for review.

1) Generate Error-Report:

Control Panel -> Troubleshooting -> Reporting -> click 'Generate Error Report'

2) Stop the packet capture:
Control Panel -> Troubleshooting -> 'Stop packet capture' section
Interface Type= All Interfaces
click 'Stop Packet Capture'

3) Download the error-report, packet capture and sslkeyfile:

      temporary:///error-report
      temporary:///capture.pcap
      logtemp:///sslkeyfile.log

4) Export the RBM configuration

5) Upload the files to the IBM DataPower support case -

https://www.secure.ecurep.ibm.com/app/upload_sf

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 April 2023

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swg21410242