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IJ44463: VIOS SNAP ADD WRONG LINK (/HOME/PADMIN) THEN FAILS ON NXT RUN

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • snap execution finished successfully on first execution
    but added incorrect link in /home/padmin
    
    /home/padmin/snap.pax.Z -> /home/padmin/snap.pax.Z
    
    Then on next execution, snap fails with similar output :
    ___________________
    
    Starting pax/compress process... Please wait... done.
    
    -rw-------    1 0        0          89560975 Oct 17 03:21
    snap.pax.Z
    
    ....
    
    "snap cp" was last subcommand run.
    
    Command did not complete.
    ___________________
    
    
    $ echo $?
    4
    

Local fix

  • Collect snap.pax.Z from /tmp/ibmsupt
    

Problem summary

  • VIOS snap command "/usr/ios/cli/ioscli snap" (when run as root)
    will fail after the first call due to incorret symlink.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Check before copying file (remove if necessary) and create
    correct symlink.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ44463

  • Reported component name

    VIRTUAL I/O SER

  • Reported component ID

    5765G3400

  • Reported release

    310

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2022-12-01

  • Closed date

    2023-01-06

  • Last modified date

    2023-03-22

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    IJ46054 IJ46092

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    VIRTUAL I/O SER

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G3400

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SUNSET","label":"PRODUCT REMOVED"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"310","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB57","label":"Power"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
23 March 2023