IC92045: RHEL 6 RPM TAG "INSTALLPREFIX" WAS REPLACED BY "INSTPREFIXES" SO SCRIPTS REFERENCING THE OLD TAG WILL FAIL

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Fix Pack 5 (6.3.5.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The INSTALLPREFIX tag in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0
  and later versions has been deprecated in favor of INSTPREFIXES.
  
  Affected scripts  used by Tivoli Storage Manager are:
  
  rc.acs_ssi_env
  tsmdiag
  kill.acs_rc
  dsmsta.rc
  HBAAPI install on zlinux to an alternate directory
         (other than /opt)
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  The output from the rc.acs_ssi_env script may display:
  
    error: incorrect format: unknown tag
    Unable to find path to tsmscsi. Using the default of /opt...
    CSI_HOSTNAME set to 10.190.120.130
    killing 12345
    SIGHUP received
    Parent Process ID is: 23456
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager server on RHEL 6.0 or later
  
  Initial Impact:
  medium
  
  Additional Keywords:
  zz61 zz62 zz63 RHEL rpm
  

Local fix

• Replace INSTALLPREFIX with INSTPREFIXES
  
  Example in  rc.acs_ssi_env:
  prefix=`rpm -q --queryformat %'{INSTALLPREFIX}' TIVsm-tsmscsi`
  must be changed  to:
  prefix=`rpm -q --queryformat %'{INSTPREFIXES}' TIVsm-tsmscsi`
  

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 6.2.6 and 6.3.5. Note that this is *
  *                                                              *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  Linux
  

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

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP