IC82490: SERVER CRASHES WHEN USING THE SHOW SESSION COMMAND

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V5.5 Fix Pack 7 (5.5.7.000) Server Downloads
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server V6.1.5.x interim fix downloads

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Tivoli Storage Manager server can crash when issuing Show
  Session SHOW SESSION command.
  
  Here is the call stack from dsmsvc.err:
  .
   Unavailable, Unavailable
   ssIsMPUsed()+BB, Unavailable
   smShowSessions()+720, Unavailable
   AdmShow()+19F4, Unavailable
   AdmCommandLocal()+149, Unavailable
   admCommand()+E31, Unavailable
   SmAdminCommandThread()+2A, Unavailable
   startThread()+124, Unavailable
   endthreadex()+43, Unavailable
   BaseThreadInitThunk()+D, Unavailable
  .
  *********** end call stack *********
  .
  This crash has occurred on Windows 2008 and Aix
  
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected: 5.5,6.1,6.2
  and 6.3 on Windows and Aix
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics (If Applicable)  N/A
  
  Initial Impact: Low|Medium|High  Medium
  
  Additional Keywords: 77584, IC76421, MDVPARTl
  

Local fix

• Don't run SHOW SESSION command until fix level is available
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users.     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. This      *
  *                 problem is currently projected to be fixed   *
  *                 in levels 5.5.7, 6.1.5.300, 6.2.5 and 6.3.2. *
  *                 Note that this is subject to change at the   *
  *                 discretion of IBM.                           *
  ****************************************************************
  *
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem was fixed.
  Affected platforms:  AIX, HP-UX, 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:

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

• R61A PSY

     UP

• R61H PSY

     UP

• R61L PSY

     UP

• R61S PSY

     UP

• R61W PSY

     UP

• R62A PSY

     UP

• R62H PSY

     UP

• R62L PSY

     UP

• R62S PSY

     UP

• R62W PSY

     UP

• R63A PSY

     UP

• R63H PSY

     UP

• R63L PSY

     UP

• R63S PSY

     UP

• R63W PSY

     UP