IT08066: VALID CHARACTERS WHEN ADDING IBM BRANDED STORAGE DEVICES USING SSH KEY

Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 5.2.7 (select fixes from group)
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)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Adding IBM Branded Storage Device(s) using SSH Key, the
  passphrase field returns the following message when entering
  non-valid characters:
  
  'The value entered is not Valid'
  
  This was changed in Nov 1, 2013 with the TPC  v.5.2.1 and is
  specific both the subsystem name and passphrase fields,
  
  Improvement needed to add more verbose output to message and/or
  include valid/invalid characters to the 'click to get help' icon
  on the screen.
  
  The valid characters for these fields are as follows:
  
  
  a-z A-Z 0-9 !#%&*/=?^_{}()., @+-
  
  Invalid characters for these fields, are as follows:
   $,|,\,<,>,[,] ~
  
  Please work with those characters indicated as valid.
  Investigation is required to determine if/which characters noted
  above as invalid can be added as valid options.
  
  RECREATE STEPS:  adding IBM branded Storage Devices using SSH
  Key and enter character is passphrase field.
  
  ________________________________________________________________
  DB2 Version used for Server:    N/A
  The defect is against component:   5608TPC00
  Server/Manager build/release (TPC):   5.1.1
  ________________________________________________________________
  Problem as described by customer: The value entered is not
  valid.
  Initial customer impact (low/med/high): med
  

Local fix

• Use Characters indicated as Valid.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * TPC 5.2.x customers using virtualizer storage (SVC,          *
  * Storwize) and want to create a connection key that contains  *
  * also these special characters: $<>|~                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * TPC design did not accept some special characters for the    *
  * passphrase for the SSH key, $<>|~                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fix maintenance when available.  Before that, you must *
  * avoid those special charactes.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• The requested special characters have been added.  The fix for
  this APAR is targeted for the following maintenance package:
  
  | refresh pack | 5.2-TIV-TPC-RP0007 - target August 2015
  
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21320822
  
  The target dates for future refresh packs do not represent a
  formal commitment by IBM. The dates are subject to change
  without notice.
  

Temporary fix

• Use the standard characters for the ssh passpharese. These are:
  a-zA-Z0-9!#%&*/=?^_{}()., @+-]+
  

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• DISK
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TPC

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPC00

Applicable component levels