IC61422: ACCESS DATE AND DAYS SINCE LAST ACCESS INVALIDLY UPDATED BY PING SERVER COMMAND

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 Fix Pack 3 (6.1.3) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• ACCESS DATE and DAYS SINCE LAST ACCESS invalidly updated by PING
  SERVER command
  
  Problem Description:
  A PING SERVER command results in an update of the ACCESS
  DATE/TIME and DAYS SINCE LAST ACCESS fields of the Q SERVER
  output. This is also true for TSM Servers or Storage Agents
  being defined on the source server but being no longer existent.
  
  The PING SERVER command should not update these fields as it
  does not necessarily result in a successful connection
  establishment.
  
  TSM Versions Affected:
  TSM Server 5.4, 5.5 and 6.1. on all supported platforms
  .
  Initial Impact:
  Low
  .
  Additional Keywords:
  ping server, tcpserveraddress, tcpport, access, define server,
  stagent, storage agent, s2s
  .
  

Local fix

• Do not use PING SERVER and Q SERVER (with focus on LAST ACCESS
  DATE/TIME and DAYS SINCE LAST ACCESS) when checking for the
  availability of a TSM Server or Storage Agent.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users of   *
  *                 the PING SERVER command.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 5.5.4 and 6.1.3. Note that this is *
  *                                                              *
  *                 subject to change at the discretion of IBM.  *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris,
  Linux, z/OS, 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:

  PK91507

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TSM SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5698ISMSV

Applicable component levels

• R55A PSY

     UP

• R55H PSY

     UP

• R55L PSY

     UP

• R55S PSY

     UP

• R55W PSY

     UP

• R55Z PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP