IC77757: TSM SERVER MAY CRASH WHEN ACQUIRING AN OUTPUT VOLUME WHICH IS FULL, OR HAD PREVIOUSLY ENCOUNTERED A WRITE ERROR.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server V6.2.3.x interim fix downloads
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server V6.1.5.x interim fix downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A Tivoli Storage Manager server may crash
  if a process acquires an output volume which is FULL. or had
  previously encountered a write error.
  
  
  The stack from a LINUX gencore command:
  
  Core was generated by `/opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv'.
  Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
  #0  0x0000000000b6c5f2 in TestVol (txnId=0x1e2c09f8, volId=5526,
  mode=<value optimized out>, lanFreeOp=NotLanFreeOp) at
  asvolacq.c:9038 in asvolacq.c
  =====================================================
  #0  0x0000000000b6c5f2 in TestVol (txnId=0x1e2c09f8, volId=5526,
  mode=<value optimized out>, lanFreeOp=NotLanFreeOp) at
  asvolacq.c:9038
  #1  0x0000000000b731a4 in AsAcquireOutputVol (sessP=0x1e4af208,
  volId=5526, priority=8, index=0, volPP=0x417f3f80, wait=False)
  at asvolacq.c:2274
  #2  0x0000000000beb60f in AllocNewVol (txnP=0x1e4f42d8, index=0,
  volPP=0x417f3f80, wait=True) at asalloc.c:8127
  #3  0x0000000000bf2ca9 in AsAllocSeg (txnP=0x1e4f42d8, index=0,
  contSeg=False) at asalloc.c:4119
  #4  0x0000000000bc143f in DoAllocSeg (txnP=0x1e4f42d8,
  contSeg=False) at sstrans.c:10908
  #5  0x0000000000bc164e in SsAuxSinkThread (argSessP=<value
  optimized out>) at sstrans.c:5354
  #6  0x0000000000caecfb in StartThread (startInfoP=0x1e2bb568) at
  pkthread.c:3365
  #7  0x0000003cd9a0673d in start_thread () from
  /lib64/libpthread.so.0
  #8  0x0000003cd8ed3d1d in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
  =====================================================
  
  
  TSM Versions Affected:
    6.1.5, 6.2.2 and later on all supported platform
  
  Initial Impact: Middle
  
  Additional Keywords: zz61 zz62 sig11 signal11
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be         *
  *                 fixed in levels 6.1.5.2, 6.2.3.1 and         *
  *                 6.2.4. Note that this is subject to change   *
  *                 at the discretion of IBM.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux and Windows
  

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

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP