Direct links to fixes
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-WindowsX64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPCMS-WindowsX64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPCMS-WindowsI32
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-Linuxx86_64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPCMS-Linuxx86_64
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-Linuxs390x
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-LinuxPPC64le
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX
8.1.9.000-IBM-SPOC-AIX
IBM Spectrum Protect Server V8.1 Fix Pack 8 (V8.1.9) Downloads
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
After upgrading to 8.1.6.100, db2mon Application fails to authinticate ODBC between Spectrum Protect and DB2. Spectrum Protect Versions Affected: 8.1.6.100 and observed on AIX. The error can be seen in the db2diag.log. LEVEL: Error PID : 18350650 TID : 62106 PROC : db2sysc 0 INSTANCE: tsmarc1 NODE : 000 APPHDL : 0-2275 APPID: 10.17.162.48.58031.190314201328 HOSTNAME: unchtsm1 EDUID : 62106 EDUNAME: db2agent (instance) 0 FUNCTION: DB2 Common, Security, Users and Groups, secValidatePasswordPlugin, probe:20 DATA #?1 : String, 31 bytes Unable to validate user with OS DSMDB2PW and dsmckpwd traces will show the below ValidatePasswordWithOS[1863] Creating socket ValidatePasswordWithOS[1883] Connecting to auth server at address /tsmarc2/db2home/sqllib/tsmdbauth.. ValidatePasswordWithOS[1892] Error 2 connecting to server. sun_family is 1, sun_path="/tsmarc2/db2home/sqllib/tsmdbauth." length=36 ValidatePasswordWithOS[1952] Returning rc -1 ValidatePassword[1145] Exiting, rc -1 Initial Impact: Low
Local fix
1- confirm there is a process for 'dsmckpwd' running that is a child of the dsmserv process. 2- Log in as the server's instance user and create a symlink to the unix domain socket as below ln -s ~/sqllib/tsmdbauth.TSMDB1 ~/sqllib/tsmdbauth. 3- retry the operation.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * All IBM Spectrum Protect server users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See error description. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently * * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.9. Note that this is * * subject to change at the discretion of IBM. * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
This problem was fixed. Affected platforms for reported release: AIX and Linux. Platforms fixed: AIX and Linux.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT29047
Reported component name
TSM SERVER
Reported component ID
5698ISMSV
Reported release
81L
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2019-05-15
Closed date
2019-05-22
Last modified date
2019-05-22
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
TSM SERVER
Fixed component ID
5698ISMSV
Applicable component levels
[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSGSG7","label":"Tivoli Storage Manager"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"81L"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
13 February 2021