IT27622: RESTORE TO ESTABLISH HDR SECONDARY FAILS WITH ERROR 21552 IF SDS_ENABLE IS SET AND DISK_ENCRYPTION IS ENABLED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Restore of an archive  to establish HDR secondary fails with
  error 21552 when SDS_ENABLE and DISK_ENCRYPTION is set.  Below
  are steps to duplicate the issue.
  
  On Primary
  1. Initialize the sever without DISK_ENCRYPTION
  2. onmode -d set SDS primary <primary alias>
  
  On SDS server following $ONCONFIG parameters to setup SDS
     SDS_ENABLE 1
     SDS_PAGING <path 1>,<path 2>
     SDS_TEMPDBS <dbsname>,<dbspath>, <pagesize>,<offset>, <size>
  
   3. oninit -v
  
  On primary
  4. ontape -s -L 0
  
  5. set DISK_ENCRYPTION
  keystore=pri_keystore,cipher=aes256,rollfwd_create_dbs=encrypt
  
  onmode -ky
  
  ontape -r -encrypt
  
  On HDR secondary
  
  set FULL_DISK_INIT 1
  
  set DISK_ENCRYPTION
  keystore=sec_keystore,cipher=aes256,rollfwd_create_dbs=encrypt
  
  ontape -r -encrypt
  
  Restore fails with following message in the online.log
  
  Can not initialize SDS -  SDS_ENABLE is not set, but the
  rootchunk indicates a shared disk environment
  Initialization of enryption subsystem failed with error 21552.
  oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization
  
  IBM Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of IDS prior to 12.10.xC13.                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Restore to establish HDR secondary fails with error 21552    *
  * if SDS_ENABLE is set and DISK_ENCRYPTION is enabled.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in IDS 12.10.xC13.
  

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

  INFORMIX SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A3900

Applicable component levels