IT19357: ZONE CREATION FAILS USING SNMP, FOR CISCO SWITCHES.

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

• When running zone creation tasks in Spectrum Control, zone
  creation fails on Cisco switches, logging the following type of
  messaging in the traceTPCDeviceServer.log, logged at the time
  that the zoning/provisioning job was run:
     Operation: addZoneMemberToZone
  TpcMessage:   java.lang.Exception: Operation failed. Error
  status: 5
  x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.xxxx : zone: Duplicate
  member .
  x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.xxxx : zone: Duplicate
  member .
  x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.xxxx : zone: Duplicate
  member .
  Cannot perform operation, general error
  vsan: FCOC-Pod-1  zone: <name>_<name>_-_<name>  member: <wwpn>
  RECREATE STEPS:
  Attempt provisioning or zoning tasks that create zones on Cisco
  fabrics.  Observe failure
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  DB2 Version used for Server:    N/A
  The defect is against component:   5608TPC00
  Server/Manager build/release (TPC):   5.2.12
  ________________________________________________________________
  Problem as described by customer:
  Provisioning storage with a cisco fabric fails for unknown
  reason
  Initial customer impact (low/med/high):
  Med
  

Local fix

• Apply fixing release when available
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * SC Users that mange Cisco Switches through SNMP and run      *
  * Provisioning                                                 *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * CISCO Zone creation fails through SNMP                       *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• Fixed issue.
  

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

  TPC

• Fixed component ID

  5608TPC00

Applicable component levels