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IT17669: SERVER MAY CRASH AFTER CANCEL OF AUDIT VOLUME THAT IS PROCESSING MULTIPLE VOLUMES.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Description:
    The Tivoli Storage Manager server or storage agent may crash
    when performing AUDIT VOLUME. An AUDIT VOLUME operation that
    processes more than one volume and you cancel the AUDIT VOLUME
    process. The crash is timing dependent and the more volumes to
    be audited the more likely the crash will occur.
    
    Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
      All supported Tivoli Storage Manager servers on all supported
    OS
    
    Customer/L2 Diagnostics: Call stack from crash will be similar
    to this. This one is from Windows:
    
    00000000`0fcef910 000007fe`e88000ac adsmdll!pkxGetInfoCnd+0x1a8
    00000000`0fcefaa0 000007fe`e88eb2c6 adsmdll!pkAcquireMutex+0x9c
    00000000`0fcefad0 000007fe`e90af59e
    adsmdll!AdmAuditVolQueryCounts+0x26
    00000000`0fcefb00 000007fe`e88efc34
    adsmdll!procEndProcessEx+0x23e
    00000000`0fcefc90 000007fe`e87f6654
    adsmdll!AdmAuditVolThread+0x954
    00000000`0fcefe10 00000000`71b71d9f adsmdll!startThread+0x124
    00000000`0fcefe50 00000000`71b71e3b
    msvcr100!_callthreadstartex+0x17
    [f:\dd\vctools\crt_bld\self_64_amd64\crt\src\threadex.c @ 314]
    00000000`0fcefe80 00000000`76fb59cd msvcr100!_threadstartex+0x7f
    [f:\dd\vctools\crt_bld\self_64_amd64\crt\src\threadex.c @ 292]
    00000000`0fcefeb0 00000000`770ea2e1
    kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0xd
    00000000`0fcefee0 00000000`00000000
    ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x1d
    
    Initial Impact: Medium
    
    Additional Keywords:
    TSM core dump IBM Spectrum Protect
    

Local fix

  • Avoid canceling an AUDIT PROCESS when there are multiple volumes
     being audited.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All IBM Spectrum Protect server users.                       *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * See error description.                                       *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Apply fixing level when available. This problem is currently *
    * projected to be fixed in level 8.1.1.0. Note that this is    *
    * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • This problem was fixed.
    Affected platforms:  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT17669

  • Reported component name

    TSM SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5698ISMSV

  • Reported release

    63W

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-11-09

  • Closed date

    2016-12-07

  • Last modified date

    2016-12-07

  • 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

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU029","label":"Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSGSG7","label":"Tivoli Storage Manager"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"63W"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
01 September 2023