Direct links to fixes
Tivoli StorageProductivity Center Refresh Pack 4
Fix Pack 5.2.4 (November 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.2.4.1 (December 2014) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Refresh Pack 5.2.5 (March 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Fix Pack 5.2.5.1 (April 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (withdrawn)
Refresh Pack 5.2.6 (June 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
Refresh Pack 5.2.7 (August 2015) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.8 (December 2015)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.9 (February 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10 (May 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.10.1 (July 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.11 (August 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.12 (November 2016)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.13 (March 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.14 (May 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15 (August 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.15.2 (November 2017)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.16 (March 2018)
IBM Spectrum Control V5.2.17 (May 2018)
Fix Pack 5.2.7.1 (February 2016) for Tivoli Storage Productivity Center
APAR status
Closed as fixed if next.
Error description
Stopping/restarting TPC for Replication when the session is Suspending results in a null pointer exception that causes the session to disappear from TPC-R GUI after restart. Evidence of this problem is shown in the csmTraceX.log file which corresponds to the time of the restart that resulted in this issue, with the following messaging: 2014-08-28 13:47:23.232+0000 CSM.Init RepMgr E e com.ibm.csm.server.session.SessionMgr restartSessionMgr java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.csm.server.session.statesmgr.StateMgr.getSessionInfo(Sta teMgr.java:1694) at com.ibm.csm.server.session.statesmgr.StateMgr.hasSuspendedPartic ipatingPairs(StateMgr.java:2950) at com.ibm.csm.server.session.statesmgr.StateMgr.setStatus(StateMgr .java:2905) at com.ibm.csm.server.session.statesmgr.StateMgr.init(StateMgr.java :382) at com.ibm.csm.server.session.statesmgr.StateMgr.<init>(StateMgr.ja va:338) at com.ibm.csm.server.session.SessionMgr.createStateMgrForStartup(S essionMgr.java:464) at com.ibm.csm.server.session.SessionMgr.restartSessionMgr(SessionM gr.java:379) at com.ibm.csm.server.session.SessionMgr.startup(SessionMgr.java:52 85) at com.ibm.csm.server.CSM.initialize(CSM.java:463) at com.ibm.csm.server.CSM.access$100(CSM.java:88) at com.ibm.csm.server.CSM$CSMInitialize$1.doWork(CSM.java:283) at com.ibm.csm.server.security.CSMSecurityWrapper$1.run(CSMSecurity Wrapper.java:79) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav a:314) at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAs(Subject.java:572) at com.ibm.csm.server.security.CSMSecurityWrapper.run(CSMSecurityWr apper.java:77) at com.ibm.csm.server.CSM$CSMInitialize.run(CSM.java:280) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:779) The StateMgr.java:1694 message is key - it indicates that the infoBuilder is null. Not only is the session not visible in the TPC-R GUI, it cannot be re-created. Attempts to re-create the session result in the following messaging, which indicates that the session already exists: IWNR1019E : Session <session_name> was not created because another session already exists with that name RECREATE STEPS: 1. Get a session to stay in "suspending" state for an indefinite amount of time. 2. Stop TPC-R. 3. Start TPC-R. 4. Your session in "suspending" no longer shows up. ________________________________________________________________ DB2 Version used for Server: N/A The defect is against component: 5608TPC00 Server/Manager build/release (TPC): 5.2.1.0 ________________________________________________________________ Problem as described by customer: Phantom (Ghost) session can not be removed Initial customer impact (low/med/high): high
Local fix
Database cleanup script may be required from TPC-R support/development. Upgrading to TPC-R 5.2.2 will also solve this problem.
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users who restart TPC-R while a session is in "Suspending" * * State * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * | fix pack | 5.2.3-TIV-TPC-FP0000 - target 2Q 2014 | * * * * * * http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822 * * * * The target dates for future fix packs do not represent a * * formal * * commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change without * * notice. * * * * If a session is in suspending state while TPC-R is restarted * * the status setting does not get set properly during the * * startup. This will cause the information for the session to * * be undefined and not allow the UI to properly get * * information for the session from the server component. This * * problem is fixed in TPC-R 5.2.3. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Contact support * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
Temporary fix
Contact support
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IT04200
Reported component name
TPC
Reported component ID
5608TPC00
Reported release
521
Status
CLOSED FIN
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2014-09-04
Closed date
2014-09-22
Last modified date
2014-09-22
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
R520 PSY
UP
R521 PSY
UP
R522 PSN
UP
Document Information
Modified date:
22 February 2022