IC77870: "SHOW DBCONN" COMMAND CAN CRASH THE TSM SERVER

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• SHOW DBCONN causes the server to crash  due to a defect in
  pkAcquireMutexTracked().
  The call stack from AIX:
  pth_signal.pthread_kill(??, ??) at 0x9000000006cc71c
  pth_signal._p_raise(??) at 0x9000000006cc130
  raise.raise(??) at 0x900000000075618
  abort.abort() at 0x9000000000a1174
  psthread.PsAbortServer(??) at 0x100020b20
  pkthread.pkAbort(??) at 0x10001ab64
  pkmon.TrapSyncError(??) at 0x10000763c
  pkmon.pkAcquireMutexTracked(??, ??, ??) at 0x10000779c
  dbitxn.dbiShowTxn(??, ??, ??) at 0x1001bcfbc
  tmshow.ShowTxnDesc(??, ??, ??) at 0x1000c63f0
  tmshow.tmShowTxnId(??, ??, ??) at 0x1000c65c4
  dbiconn.dbiShowConnPool(??) at 0x1001b2174
  admshow.AdmShow(??) at 0x100b5fa4c
  admcmd.AdmCommandLocal(??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x10017eec0
  admcmd.admCommand(??, ??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x10017d8b0
  smadmin.SmAdminCommandThread(??) at 0x1008727d0
  pkthread.StartThread(??) at 0x10001b6e4
  pth_pthread._pthread_body(??) at 0x9000000006b74f4
  

Local fix

• Avoid using "show dbconn"
  

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 6.1.5.300, and 6.2.3.  Note that   *
  *                 this is subject to change at the             *
  *                 discretion of IBM.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem has been corrected.
  

Temporary fix

• Avoid running 'SHOW DBCONN' or 'SHOW TXN'
  

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