IC74178: CUSTOMER FTP REPLY MESSAGE NOT RETURNED WHEN FTP FSPH HAS A FILESYSTEM TYPE OF TRANSPARENT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When putting files to a DataPower FTP Server FSPH (Front-side
  Protocol Handler), a
  custom reply message is expected to be returned by utilizing the
  DataPower service variables
  
  var://service/error-protocol-response
  
  and
  
  var://service/error-protocol-reason-phrase.
  
  The expected reply message is returned fine when the DataPower
  FTP FSPH has a filesystem type of virtual ephemeral but not when
  the filesystem type is transparent.
  

Local fix

• No Work-Around
  

Problem summary

• Affected are customers using FTP Front-side Protocol Handlers
  with filesystem type of TRANSPARENT.
  
  Custom reply messages are not returned to the FTP client for
  filesystem type transparent.
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix is available in 3.7.3.17, 3.8.0.11, 3.8.1.10, 3.8.2.2
  

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

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R373 PSY

     UP

• R380 PSY

     UP

• R381 PSY

     UP

• R382 PSY

     UP