IC61713: TSM SERVER V6.1 STARTUP SCRIPT RC.DSMSERV REQUIRES SYSTEM REBOOT TO START AND STOP SERVER

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Fix Pack 3 (6.1.3) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 server on Linux replaced the
  start up script dsmserv.rc with a new script, rc.dsmserv, that
  does not integrate well into the Linux initialization scheme.
  Unlike the V5.5 start up script, it cannot be used with existing
  Linux utilities such as  'chkconfig' (to manage when the server
  should automatically start), or 'service' (to dynamically start
  and stop the server as needed).  Instead, the new script must be
  manually added to /etc/inittab, and so can only be used to start
  the server when the system reboots.
  
  Additional Keywords: zz61
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users of   *
  *                 version 6 on Linux.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in level 6.1.3. Note that this is subject    *
  *                 to change at the discretion of IBM.          *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• The startup script, dsmserv.rc, was updated to work with the
  version 6 server and will be installed along with the existing
  script rc.dsmserv, when the server is installed.  Note that
  either startup script can be used to start the server, but only
  one or the other should be used because the two scripts are not
  compatible. The following lists show the differences between the
  
  two scripts:
  
  - dsmserv.rc
    - New in Tivoli Storage Manager version 6
    - Common across all supported UNIX and Linux platforms
    - You can use it to start the server manually, or to start
      the server automatically by adding entries to /etc/inittab
    - Cannot be used to stop the server
  
  - rc.dsmserv
    - Originally written for Tivoli Storage Manager version 5 and
      updated to work with version 6
    - Only available on Linux
    - You can use it to start the server manually or to start the
      server automatically by adding entries to /etc/rc.d/init.d
    - Can be used to stop the server
    - Works with Linux utilities such as 'chkconfig' and 'service'
  
  
  The dsmserv.rc script is designed to start a single, Tivoli
  Storage Manager server instance on a system where multiple
  instances might be running. Tivoli Storage Manager assumes that
  the name of the script is also the name of the instance to be
  started (or, if the script name starts with Snn or Knn, where
  'n' is a digit, that the name of the instance is the script name
  
  with the three letter prefix removed).  For example, calling the
  
  script either tsminst1 or S90tsminst1 will result in it trying
  to start the server instance tsminst1.
  
  To use the script to start multiple instances, install multiple
  copies of the script in /etc/rc.d/init.d, naming each copy after
  
  the instance it will start.
  
  The script makes a number of simplifying assumptions about the
  way the instance is set up, and they are listed below:
  - The Tivoli Storage Manager server instance runs as a non-root
    user whose name is the instance name
  - The instance user's home directory is /home/<instance_name>
  - The server's instance directory (the directory in which it
    keeps all of its important state information) is in a
    subdirectory of the home directory called
    /home/<instance_name>/<instance_name>
  
  If any of these assumptions are not valid, then you cannot use
  dsmserv.rc to start the server, and rc.dsmserv should be used
  instead.
  
  Affected platforms:  Linux
  

Temporary fix

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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

• R61L PSY

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