IT14951: AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT OF 7.1.4.0 CLIENT ON AIX FAILS WITH GSKIT INSTALL FAILURE

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Automatic Backup-Archive client deployment of the 7.1.4.0 client
  for AIX, will fail with following errors:
  
  ANS4264E The deployment manager failed to install
  the backup-archive client.
  ANS4299E  architecture, schedule_name, domain_name: The
  client deployment failed. The previous event causing the failure
  is:
  4210.
  
  In the setup.log :
  
  Pre-installation Failure/Warning Summary
  ----------------------------------------
  Name                      Level           Pre-installation
  Failure/Warning
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  --------
  -------
  tivoli.tsm.client.api.64b 7.1.4.0         Requisite failure
  GSKit8.gskcrypt64.ppc.rte 8.0.50.44       Not found on the
  installation
  media
  GSKit8.gskssl64.ppc.rte   8.0.50.44       Not found on the
  installation
  media
  
  The setup.txt is configured to install:
  GSKit8.gskcrypt64.ppc.rte 8.0.50.44
  GSKit8.gskssl64.ppc.rte 8.0.50.44
  
  but the 7.1.4.0 client actually supplies:
  
  GSKit8.gskcrypt64.ppc.rte 8.0.50.52
  GSKit8.gskssl64.ppc.rte 8.0.50.52
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager Client: 7.1.4.0 on AIX platform
  
  | MDVREGR 7.1.4.0-TIV_5698MCL |
  
  Initial Impact: Medium
  
  
  Additional Keywords: SP TSM Spectrum Protect deployment gskit
  AIX version install failure
  

Local fix

• Install or upgrade the 7.1.4 client manually on the client host
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Backup-archive client version 7.1.4 automatic deployment     *
  * running on AIX platform.                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See ERROR DESCRIPTION                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
  * projected to be fixed in level 7.1.6. Note that this is      *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• TSM package for AIX platform contained incorrect service
  libraries version. The package components version is now correct
  and deployment installation works as expected.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• deploy
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM CLIENT

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMCL

Applicable component levels

• R71A PSY

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