A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
smitty panel can't configure IPv6 address if there is ipv6 alias address already configured. "smitty chinet6" command will cause the smitty panel fileds filled with garbage value. The reason is that lsdev command (e.g "lsdev -El en0 -O") will use ":" as separator for each field. And IPv6 alias address always uses ":" to represent its address based on the definition. Smitty panel can't distinguish between whether this ":" is a real ipv6 address notation, or a separator notation.
Local fix
Problem summary
smitty panel can't configure IPv6 address if there is ipv6 alias address already configured. "smitty chinet6" command will cause the smitty panel fileds filled with garbage value. The reason is that lsdev command (e.g "lsdev -El en0 -O") will use ":" as separator for each field. And IPv6 alias address always uses ":" to represent its address based on the definition. Smitty panel can't distinguish between whether this ":" is a real ipv6 address notation, or a separator notation.
Problem conclusion
Before passing the lsdev command output to smitty panel, we should replace the ":" notation of IPv6 address part to "#!:" so that smitty panel can parse each field correctly.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IZ70053
Reported component name
AIX 5.3
Reported component ID
5765G0300
Reported release
530
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Submitted date
2010-02-10
Closed date
2010-02-10
Last modified date
2013-03-29
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
AIX 5.3
Fixed component ID
5765G0300
Applicable component levels
R530 PSY U832234
UP10/03/23 I 1000
PTF to Fileset Mapping
U832234 bos.net.tcp.smit 5.3.8.2
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Document Information
Modified date:
29 March 2013