IC92516: SERVER MAY CRASH IN WRITESTATUS FUNCTION DURING CANCEL OF BACKUP DB PROCESS.

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

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• When cancelling backup db process, the server may crash.
  
  The Tivoli Storage Manager activity log shows the following
  messages shortly before the crash;
  
  ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: CANCEL  PROCESS
  1356
  (SESSION: 12345)
  ANR0940I Cancel request accepted for process 1356.
  (SESSION: 12345)
  
  these are for the database backup process:
  
  ANR2280I Full database backup started as process 1356.
  (SESSION: 54321, PROCESS: 1356)
  
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  
  dbx run against the core file on aix platform shows:
  
  WriteStatus(??, ??, ??) at 0x100aa1998
  PcStatusThread(??) at 0x10075993c
  StartThread(??) at 0x100020bdc
  
  
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager server 6.3.x on all supported platforms
  
  Initial Impact:
  Medium
  
  Additional Keywords:
  zz63 TSM 91416 abend crash core backupdb
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in level 6.3.5. 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

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP