IT22797: SERVER CRASH IN TRACECTLDESC RUNNING EXPIRE INVENTORY WITH IMEXPTRACE ENABLED AND NO NODES DEFINED.

8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxx86_64
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-WindowsX64
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxs390x
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-Linuxppc64le
8.1.4.000-IBM-SPSRV-AIX
IBM Spectrum Protect Server V8.1 Fix Pack 4 (V8.1.4) Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If the IMEXP trace class is enabled and tracing is active on a
  server with no nodes defined to it (i.e. a library manager
  server used only for library management) then the IBM Spectrum
  Protect server will crash with an ACCESS VIOLATION when expire
  inventory runs. Note that even with no nodes defined expire
  inventory still processes expiration of other server resources
  like volume history entries and recovery plan files.
  In reporting customer case no stack trace was generate in any
  log files. Only failure details was an ACCESS VIOLATION occurred
  Dump analysis showed the following stack trace:
  #0  TraceCtlDesc (ctlP=0x7f9816084e98, expToo=True,
  mutexHeld=True,
      getMutex=False, showNodeList=True) at imdmgr.c:6938
  #1  0x0000000000bd2e11 in StartExpiration (ctlP=0x7f9816084e98,
      cmdP=0x7f9816dc8558 "EXPIRE INVENTORY") at imdmgr.c:2065
  #2  0x0000000000bd1dfe in imStartExpiration
  (cmdP=0x7f9816dc83f0)
      at imdmgr.c:1573
  #3  0x000000000052d23a in AdmUseExtCmdTab (cmdP=0x7f9816dc83f0)
      at admxcmd.c:1189
  #4  0x000000000059ce07 in AdmCommandLocal (cmdP=0x7f9816dc83f0,
      cmdMode=admAnyCmd, impliedCommit=True, confirmReq=False,
      validateOnly=False) at admcmd.c:2701
  #5  0x000000000059c0c5 in admCommand (cmdP=0x7f9816dc83f0,
      cmdMode=admAnyCmd,
      impliedCommit=True, confirmReq=False, validateOnly=False) at
      admcmd.c:2372
  #6  0x00000000011ba578 in SmExecuteCommand
      (blockP=0x7f9817515808)
      at smlcons.c:663
  #7  0x00000000011ba184 in SmLocalConsoleSession (nullPtr=0x0) at
      smlcons.c:550
  #8  0x000000000165a851 in StartThread (startInfoP=0x0) at
      pkthread.c:4016
  #9  0x000000360b607aa1 in start_thread () from
      /lib64/libpthread.so.0
  #10 0x000000360b2e8bcd in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6
  IBM Spectrum Protect Versions Affected: 8.1
  Initial Impact: Medium
  Additional Keywords TSM
  

Local fix

• Do not run expire inventory with the IMEXP trace set  on servers
  with no nodes defined.
  

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 8.1.4. Note that this is      *
  * subject to change at the discretion of IBM.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms for reported release:  AIX, Linux, and
  Windows.
  Platforms fixed:  AIX, Linux, and Windows.
  

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

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels