IC97399: RESTORE DB SHALL FAIL IF PASSWORD HAS SPECIAL CHARACTERS.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Fix Pack 5 (6.3.5.000) Server Downloads
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1 Fix Pack 1 (7.1.1.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Tivoli Storage Manager Server Restore DB process
  shall post following Error:
  ANR2144E DEFINE SERVER: Invalid password - .
  ANR0902W Unsupported keyword found in file /<path>/devconfig.
  
  
  L2 /Customer diagnostics:
  Following Error message was received during
  Tivoli Storage Manager Server Restore DB process:
  ANR2144E DEFINE SERVER: Invalid password - .
  ANR0902W Unsupported keyword found in file /<path>/devconfig.
  ANR0906I          Line No.  : 0
  ANR0907I          Statement : DEFINE SERVER <SERVER>
  COMMMETHOD=TCPIP
  
  This problem occurs only when Server "reads" password
  information from DEVCONFIG file during RESTORE DB.
  It will affect DEFINE SERVER and SET SERVERPASSWORD command
  in the DEVCONFIG file.
  
  Special characters is valid for the server password,
  the error shall not be displayed during
  actual DEFINE SERVER, UPDATE SERVER or SER SERVERPASSWORD
  operation.
  
  
  Platform Version affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager Server v633
  on All supported platforms
  

Local fix

• Execute UPDATE SERVER command
  for SERVERPASSWORD entry with a password which has not
  any special characters.
  Execute SET SERVERPASSWORD command
  with a password which has not any special characters.
  

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 6.3.5 and 7.1.1.       *
  *                 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

• R71A PSY

     UP

• R71H PSY

     UP

• R71L PSY

     UP

• R71S PSY

     UP

• R71W PSY

     UP