IT27639: MQ Appliance IPMI Serial-Over-LAN session from ipmi tools may beleft open forever if not closed correctly

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When connecting for the first time to the IPMI interface on the
  MQ Appliance using an ipmi utilility's Serial-Over-LAN (SOL)
  function, the connection works correctly.
  
  Subsequent attempts to connect to the IPMI interface using SOL
  result in the following error message.
  
  "SOL payload already active on another session"
  
  Power cycling the appliance does not release the SOL session.
  
  After a successful ipmi tool connection to the MQ Appliance and
  closing the session per the on-screen instructions, the session
  does not close properly resulting in an unusable IPMI state.
  

Local fix

• From the MQ Appliance console, enter the following commands:
  1. top;diag
  2. bmc-reset cold
  
  After 5 minutes, the BMC will reset itself and restart, and the
  SOL session released allowing another incoming SOL connection.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users using SOL to connect to the IBM MQ Appliance.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The IBM MQ Appliance is not properly releasing the resources
  associated with IPMI SOL session when the session is closed.
  

Problem conclusion

• The IBM Appliance code has been modified to properly release
  resources associated with the IPMI session.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.1 CD    9.1.3
  v9.1 LTS   9.1.0.3
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  IBM MQ APPL M20

• Fixed component ID

  5725Z0900

Applicable component levels