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IT35539: DATAPOWER FAILURE NOTIFICATION DOES NOT GO TO OPERATIONAL STATE "UP" IF SMTP ENDPOINT IS IPV6 ADDRESS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When customer configures the smtp server using IPv6 in the
    failure notification,
    it shows "Failure Notification[down -
    Failure Notification tcp connection validation failed]"
    
    but
    ping remote from failure notification completed successfully.
    

Local fix

  • Use IPv4 address for SMTP
    

Problem summary

  • The fix will properly parse the address for the explicit port if
     it is specified for both IPv4 & IPv6
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT35539

  • Reported component name

    DATAPOWER

  • Reported component ID

    DP1234567

  • Reported release

    18X

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2021-01-15

  • Closed date

    2021-07-29

  • Last modified date

    2021-07-29

  • 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

    DATAPOWER

  • Fixed component ID

    DP1234567

Applicable component levels

[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SS9H2Y","label":"IBM DataPower Gateways"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"18X"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
30 July 2021