IT35191: DSMQSAN GENERATES CORE DUMP BY QUERY SAN COMMAND WITHOUT HBAAPI LIBRARY

7.1.13.000-TIV-TSMCMS-Linuxx64
7.1.13.000-TIV-TSMCMS-Windows32
7.1.13.000-TIV-TSMOC-Windows
7.1.13.000-TIV-TSMSRV-AIX
7.1.13.000-TIV-TSMSRV-HP-UX
8.1.12.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX
8.1.12.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le
8.1.12.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x
8.1.12.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.1.12.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
IBM Spectrum Protect Server V7.1 Fix Pack 13 (7.1.13.000) Downloads
IBM Spectrum Protect Server V8.1 Fix Pack 12 (V8.1.12) Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Problem Description:
  When QUERY SAN command is issued on the system that HBAAPI is
  not installed, dsmqsan generates core dump.
  Server shows the message "ANR1811W The Host Bus Adapter API
  package might not be installed." at that time.
  And core dump is also created during server process startup when
  SANdiscovery option is YES.
  
  
  Spectrum Protect Versions affected:
  Spectrum Protect Server version 7.1.x and 8.1.x release on Linux
  platform
  
  
  Initial Impact:
  Medium
  

Local fix

• Local Fix:
  setopt SANDISCOVERY NO
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IBM Spectrum Protect server users of SAN discovery       *
  * function.                                                    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See error description.                                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in levels 7.1.13 and 8.1.12.           *
  * Note that this is subject to change at the discretion of     *
  * IBM.                                                         *
  *                                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms for reported release:  Linux
  Platforms fixed:  Linux
  

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

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels